Site planning risk brief

A 10 YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF, AND A 40 YEAR OPERATION AND SUBSEQUENT DECOMMISSIONING OF, A DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF A 52.75 HECTARE SOLAR FARM AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND 9.32 KILOMETRE UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY GRID CONNECTION (0.95 HECTARES) GIVING A TOTAL COMBINED AREA FOR BOTH THE SOLAR FARM, BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY GRID CONNECTION OF 53.7 HECTARES. THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM AND BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM WILL CONSIST OF A SERIES OF GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) PANELS MOUNTED ON STEEL SUPPORT STRUCTURES, TOGETHER WITH A SINGLE STOREY ESB SUB-STATION BUILDING ON SITE, 18 NO. ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMATION ENCLOSURES, 68 NO. BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE UNITS, A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND, UNDERGROUND CABLING, INVERTERS, CCTV POLES AND CAMERAS, DEER TYPE SECURITY FENCING, PALISADE FENCING, ACCESS TRACKS, LANDSCAPING AND BIODIVERSITY MEASURES AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF GENERATING RENEWABLE ENERGY ELECTRICITY AT THE TOWNLANDS OF DERRIES AND LACKAN. THE PROPOSED 9.32 KILOMETRE UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY GRID CONNECTION WILL CONSIST OF UNDERGROUND; 13 JOINT BAYS, 13 LINK BOXES AND 13 COMMUNICATIONS CHAMBERS. THE PROPOSED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY GRID ROUTE PASSES UNDERNEATH THE WOOD OF O BRIDGE A PROTECTED STRUCTURE ON THE GRAND CANAL. THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM IS LOCATED IN THE TOWNLANDS OF DERRIES AND LACKAN, CO. OFFALY. THE PROPOSED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY GRID CONNECTION IS TO BE INSTALLED ENTIRELY UNDER PUBLIC ROADS FROM THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM AT DERRIES AND LACKAN TOWNLANDS TO THORNSBERRY 110KV ESB SUBSTATION, WHICH PASSES THROUGH THE TOWNLANDS OF DERRIES, KILMURRY, DERRYGROGAN LITTLE, DERRYGROGAN BIG, WOOD OF O, CORNDARRAGH, DERRYNAGALL OR BALLYDALY, ARDAN AND PUTTAGHAN, CO. OFFALY. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE PLANNING AUTHORITY WITH THIS APPLICATION

CONSTRUCTION OF A STOREY & HALF EXTENSION (127.8 SQ.M) TO THE REAR (NORTHWEST) AND SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION (11.2 SQ.M) TO THE SIDE (SOUTHWEST) OF THE EXISTING DWELLING. PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR ALTERATIONS TO THE EXISTING DWELLINGS ROOF LINE PROFILE AND WINDOWS ON ALL ELEVATIONS OF THE EXISTING DWELLING. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO CLOSE THE EXISTING DOMESTIC ENTRANCE AND TO UPGRADE EXISTING NORTHEAST ENTRANCE FOR DOMESTIC USE ONTO THE PUBLIC ROAD. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT TO DECOMMISSION THE EXISTING SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND TO INSTALL A PACKAGED WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.

(A) DOMESTIC FUEL SHED (B) A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO THE FRONT OF THE EXISTING DWELLING AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

A NEW DWELLING HOUSE, DETACHED GARAGE, NEW SITE ENTRANCE, SEPTIC TANK AND PERCOLATION AREA AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

ALTERATIONS TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PLANNING PERMISSION REFERENCE 21-504 AT KILMURRY, TULLAMORE, CO. OFFALY. THE ALTERATIONS CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING REVISED DWELLING DESIGN, REVISED DWELLING AND GARAGE LOCATION AND REVISED SITE BOUNDARIES

CONSTRUCTION OF MILKING PARLOUR, CUBICLE SHED, UNDERGROUND SLURRY STORAGE TANKS, NEW ENTRANCE, ACCESS ROAD & ALL ANCILLARY SITE WORKS