Townlands of Aghanagran Lower, Ballyline West Kilgarvan Coolkeragh and Tullamore, Co. Kerry
A new grid connection route connecting the permitted Ballylongford windfarm (Kerry County Council planning ref 19/381) ( An Bord Pleanala ref- PL08.304807) at Aghanagran Middle And Lower, Ballyline West And Tullahennel South, Ballylongford, to the proposed 38kVsubstation (Kerry County Council planning ref 23/431) at Tullamore, Listowel, Co Kerry. The route will entail the installation of approximately 7.3km of 38kv underground electric cable passing through townlands of Aghanagran Lower, Ballyline West, Kilgarvan, Coolkeragh, and Tullamore in County, Kerry The proposed grid route is proposed to be via underground cables located along the public roads: L10028, R552, and L-1009, and private property. The new grid route is a change a previously granted permission for a 12.1km grid connection route (Kerry County Council planning ref 20/438) ( An Bord Pleanala ref- PL08308643) from the permitted wind farm to the 38kva /110kva substation at Kilpaddoge, Tarbert. The proposal includes alterations to the permitted windfarm (Kerry County Council planning ref 19/381) ( An Bord Pleanala ref- PL08.304807), the permitted 38 kV substation at the wind farm is to be relocated and redesigned. The altered substation proposal will be located in a new substation compound that includes a control building, and all associated electrical plant and apparatus, fencing, and an access track within the townland of Aghanagran Lower. The proposed substation at the windfarm will be connected to the windfarm via underground cabling from Turbine T4. The project includes all ancillary and associated works necessary to facilitate the development, including three temporary construction compounds. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and accompanies this application.Decision record indexed
(A) A HIGH INTERTIA SYNCHRONOUS COMPENSATOR (HISC) COMPOUND CONTAINING 1 NO. HISC UNIT ENCLOSED WITHIN A STEEL CLAD FRAMED STYLE STRUCTURE (12.1M MAX HEIGHT) AND SUPPPORTED BY 8 NO. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT CONTAINERS (CONTAINING ANCILLARY POWER SUPPLY PRODUCTS INCLUDING A STATIC FEQUENCY CONVERTS, MV SWITCHGEAR, EXCITERS, LV DISTRIBUTION, CONTROL ROOM, WELFARE AND OFFICE), MAIN AUXILIARY AND START-UP ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS, GENERATOR CIRCUIT BREAKER, SWITCHGEAR EQUIPMENT, EXTERNAL COOLER UNITS AND 1 NO. BACK UP DIESEL GENERATOR AND ASSOCIATED DIESEL STORAGE TANK; (B) A 220KV HIGH VOLTAGE GAS INSULTATED SWITCHGEAR (GIS) SUBSTATION COMPOUND CONTAINING A GIS SUBSTATION BUILDING WITH ALL CONTROL AND HV EQUIPMENT WITHIN A SINGLE STOREY BUILDING (13.2M MAX HEIGHT). THE BUILDING WILL BE SURROUNDED BY A COMPOUND ROAD AND CONTAINED WITHIN A 2.6M HIGH GALVANISED STEEL PALISADE FENCE; (C) A BATTERY STORAGE COMPOUND CONTAINING 5 NO. BATTERY STORAGE CONTAINERS, ENCLOSED IN STEEL CONTAINERS OF DIMENSIONS APPROXIMATELY 13M BY 2.5M BY 3M, HOUSING INDIVIDUAL BATTERY COMPONENTS WITH 2 NO FITTED EXTERNAL HVAC SYSTEMS FOR EACH UNIT AND SUPPORTED BY 13 NO. INVERTER STATIONS, 14 NO. AUXILIARY TRANSFORMERS AND CONTROL CONTAINER; (D) 220KV UNDERGROUND CABLE TO THE EXISTING ADJOINING EIRGRID SUBSTATION; (E) ASSOCIATED ELEMENTS COMPRISING VARIOUS UNDERGROUND CABLES AND DUCTS, EQUIPMENT PLINTHS, BOUNDARY SECURITY FENCE, COMPOUND LIGHTING AND PALISADE GATES AND FENCING, SECUIRTY LIGHTING, CCTV, INTERNAL ACCESS ROADS, HARDSTANDING AREAS AND ALL NECESSARY FOUNDATIONS WORKS FOR THE ABOVE COMPOUNDS. THE PLANNING APPLICATION IS ON LANDS WHERE GRID STABILISATION FACILITY WAS PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REGISTER NO 19/115. PLANNING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT THE DEVELOPMENT IS SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. A NATURA IMPACT STATMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOMPANIES THE APPLICATIONDecision record indexed
RETAIN AN EXISTING TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT STRUCTURE (PREVIOUSLY GRANTED UNDER LOCAL AUTHORITY REF NO. 11/969) (AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL 08.240232) TOGETHER WITH ASSOCIATED GROUND EQUIPMENT, SECURITY FENCE, AND ACCESS TRACKDecision record indexed
CLOSE UP THE EXISTING EASTERN VECHICULAR ENTRANCE, RETAIN AND COMPLETE THE EXISTING WESTERN VEHICULAR ENTRANCE AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS TO HIS DWELLING HOUSE.Decision record indexed
FOR CHANGES TO THE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED PEAKER POWER PLANT DEVELOPMENT (PLANNING REF. 13/138). IT IS PROPOSED TO CHANGE THE ENERGY SOURCE FOR THE CHARGING OF THE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM (BESS) CONTAINERS FROM DIESEL TO CHARGING OFF THE NATIONAL GRID AND TO CHANGE THE PERMITTED LAYOUT FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT BASED ON THE CONSEQUENCE OF THE PROPOSED CHANGE IN ENERGY SOURCE AT AN AREA LOCATED WITHIN THE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT. IT IS ALSO PROPOSED TO INCLUDE A SMALL METERING ENCLOSURE ADJACENT TO THE CONSTRUCTED SUBSTATION BUILDING WITHIN THE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT. A FIVE YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENTDecision record indexed
MEELCON CARHOONA FARRANAWANA TARBERTDOONARD UPPER AND LOWER KILPADDOGE BALLYLINE WEST BALLYMACASY LISLAUGHTIN GLAMCULLARE SOUTH GURTEENAVALLIG, CO KERRY
AMEND A PREVIOUSLY GRANTED PERMISSION (KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REF 19/381) ( AN BORD PLEANALA REF ABP- 304807-19) WHICH RELATES TO A CHANGE IN THE GRID CONNECTION ROUTE FOR THE PERMITTED WIND FARM. THE REVISED ROUTE WILL ENTAIL THE CONSTRUCTION OF APPROXIMATELY 12.1KM OF 38KV UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC CABLE CONNECTING THE EXISTING PERMITTED WINDFARM (19/381) TO THE 38Kva/110Kva SUBSTATION AT KILPADDOGE, TARBERT. THE UNDERGROUND CABLES WILL BE LOCATED ALONG THE PUBLIC ROADS R551, R552 AND L-1010 AND ALONG 2 SECTIONS OF PRIVATE PROPERTY. THE CABLE WILL BE INSTALLED IN EXCAVATED TRENCHES APPROXIMATELY 1.2M IN DEPTH AND WILL INCLUDE ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND DUCTING JOINT BAYS, COMMUNICATION CHAMBER BAYS, DRILL PITS, SHEATH LINK BOXES AND INSPECTION CHAMBERS, ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT AND ALL ANCILLARY SITE AND GROUND WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO CONSIST OF THE CONNECTION OF THE PERMITTED WINDFARM (19/381), VIA EXISTING PERMITTED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY CABLES, TO THE PROPOSED CABLE.THE UNDERGROUND CABLE WILL BE LOCATED IN THE TOWNLANDS OF BALLYLINE WEST, BALLYMACASY, LISLAUGHTIN, GLANCULLARE SOUTH, GURTEENAVALLIG,MEELCON CARHOONA, FARRANAWANA, DOONARD UPPER, DOONARD LOWER TARBERT AND KILPADDOGE ' THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION AND OPERATIONAL PERIOD OF 25 YEARS. AN APPROPRIATE ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT AND AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT SCREENING REPORT HAS BE PREPARED AND SUBMITTED AS PART OF THIS APPLICATION. AN NIS HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THIS APPLICATIONGrounds not yet categorised
THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF A GRID STABILISATION FACILITY COMPRISING OF: THE CONSTRUCTION UP TO 4 NO. ROTATING STABILISERS, 5 NO. BATTERY STORAGE CONTAINERS, 1 NO. CONTROL ROOM, 2 TRANSORMERS AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT WITHIN A SITE AREA OF APPROX. 1.46 HECTARES. IT IS PROPOSED TO CONNECT THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT TO THE ADJACENT EIRGRID SUBSTATION BY UNDERGROUND CABLE WHICH WILL TRAVERSE THE PERMITTED AND UNDER CONSTRUCTION PEAKING PLANT. THE ROTATING STABILISERS WILL BE SUPPORTED BY 10 NO. ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ROOMS WHICH WILL CONTAIN ANCILLARY POWER SUPPLY PRODUCTS INCLUDING A STATIC FREQUENCY CONVERT (SFC), MV SWITCHGEAR, EXCITERS AND LV DISTRIBUTION, AND STEP-UP / DOWN TRANSFORMERS. A HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM (HVAC) WILL BE ATTACHED TO EACH ROTATING STABILISER, 4 NO. AUXILIARY TRANSFORMERS ARE ALSO PROPOSED. THE BATTERY CONTAINERS WILL HOUSE INDIVIDUAL BATTERY COMPONENTS WITH 2 NO. FITTED EXTERNAL HVAC SYSTEM FOR EACH. 13 NO. INVERTER STATIONS AND 14 AUXILIARY TRANSFORMERS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE BATTERY CONTAINERS. THE ENTIRE SITE WILL CONSIST OF VARIOUS UNDERGROUND CABLES AND DUCTS, BOUNDARY SECURING FENCE, COMPOUND LIGHTING AND PALISADE GATES AND FENCING, NEW INTERNAL ACCESS TRACK, SECURITY LIGHTING, CCTV, HARDSTANDING AREAS AND ALL NECESSARY FOUNDATION WORKS. PERMISSION IS ALSO SOUGHT FOR 2 ELECTRICAL TRANSFORMERS (UP TO 220KV), ASSOCIATED HV EQUIPMENT AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL GRID CONNECTION CABLING AND DUCTING CONNECTING THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE NATIONAL GRID AT THE ADJACENT ESB/EIRGRID SUBSTATION. PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATIONDecision record indexed