Site planning risk brief

Five year permission for the development of a temporary access track adjacent to the L52926 local road, required to faciliate the delivery of turbine components to the consented Sheskin Wind Farm (P19/457). Locally sourced gravel will be used to create an access track on private lands adjacent to the L52926 so delivery vehicles can make a right turn from the N59 onto the L52926. The land required for the access track will be reinstated shortly after turbine components have been delivered

10 YEAR PERMISSION TO DEVELOP AN ELECTRICITY SERVICE, ENTAILING THE LAYING OF APPROXIMATELY 10.4 KILOMETERES OF 38KV UNDERGROUND CABLE FROM THE GRANTED SHESKIN WIND FARM TO CONNECT THE WIND FARM TO THE NATIONAL GRID AT THE EXISTING BELLACORICK 110KV ESB STATION. THE PROPOSED GRID CONNECTION WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG EXISTING PRIVATE TRACKS, THE PUBLIC ROADWAY AND A SHORT SECTION OF PRIVATE AGRICULTURAL LAND.

6 year permission to erect a guyed wind monitoring mast, with instruments up to 100m in height

Synchronous condenser/flywheel, located within a fenced compound of c.0.85 ha consisting of: machine building to house equipment including the synchronous condenser, flywheel, lube oil skid, air compressor and pumps. Supporting items of plant; cooling equipment, c.6m high modular containers to house electrical and control equipment, 2 auxilliary transformers and electrical plant including external circuit breaker, HV electrical compound with electrical switchgear and main step-up transformer and new c.200m underground cable grid connection to the Bellacorick 110kv substation; diesel generator, fire water tank, underground oil separator and collection pit, services connections including electrical, water and wastewater and constructed wetland connecting ot Owenmore River; 3 office/welfare buildings and 2 spare parts containers. External lighting poles c. 9m, lightning monopole and Scada communications mast,. 4 fire walls around main step up transformer c. 8m high, 2 fire walls either side of auxilliary transformers c. 5m high, 3 firewalls around cooler for main transformer, 8m high. Ancillary site clearance and developemt works including provision of areas of hardstanding, internal access roads, laydown area, car parking and connection to site services networks. The development will be bounded by one c. 3.6m high palisade fence on the east side and one 5m high palisade fence to the south side. Site access will be by means of a new c. 3.6m high palisade gate and a second 3.6m sliding gate accessed from the Shranakilla Road off the N59. Permission sought is for 10 years. NIS submitted with application.

DECOMMISSIONING AND REMOVAL OF ELECTRICAL PLANT AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES AND THE DEMOLITION OF THE EXISTING FENCE ALONG A PORTION OF THE NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE EXISTING SUBSTATION, THE EXTENSION OF THE EXISTING SUBSTATION BY 3970sq m TO ACCOMMODATE c. 30m OF OVER HEAD 110kV CONDUCTOR CONNECTING TO AN EXISTING 110 kV BUSBAR AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES c. 16m HIGH, INCORPORATING LIGHTENING PROTECTION MEASURES, 1 NO. 38/110kV BUNDED TRANSFORMER, AND ADDITIONAL 38 kV ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT SUCH AS ARC SUPPRESSION COIL, CABLE CHAIRS/SEALING ENDS, ETC. ALL ANCILLARY WORKS WITHIN THE SITE INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL AREAS OF HARD-STANDING, INTERNAL ACCESS-WAYS, ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE WORKS AND ALL WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOVAL, RELOCATION, REPLACEMENT AND INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND CABLES, ELECTRICAL PLANT AND SWITCHGEAR ON THE SITE, AND A 2.6m HIGH PALISADE PERIMETER FENCE WITH A DEDICATED ACCESS GATE

A c.3 MW CAPACITY BATTERY STORAGE FACILITY AND WILL - SUBJECT TO DETAILED DESIGN, COMMERICAL AND TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS INCLUDE: 2 NO. BATTERY STORAGE CONTAINERS (UP TO 16.6m X 2.9M X 3.7M HIGH) A SINGLE-STOREY ELECTRICAL CONTROL ROOM (c.77sqm), ANCILLARY ELECTRICAL PLANT INCLUDING 5 NO. TRANSFORMERS, INVERTERS AND OTHER CONTAINERISED PLANT, A c.15.5M HIGH LIGHTNING MAST AND c.18m HIGH SCADA COMMUNICATIONS MAST, c.2.6m HIGH BOUNDARY FENCE AND ACCESS GATE, c.100m LONG ACCESS ROAD CONNECTING WITH THE EXISTING SUBSTATION ACCESS ROAD AND ANCILLARY SITE WORKS INCLUDING THE INSTALLATON OF SITE SERVICES