Ardnacrusha Generating Station, Castlebank, Ardnacrusha Co Clare

What’s proposed

for development on lands located within the site of the Ardnacrusha Generating Station, Castlebank, Ardnacrusha, Co. Clare, Eircode V94 VR0K, in the townland of Ballykeelaun. The development consists of upgrading works to the electricity network within the site comprising: (a) 1 No. new 38kV line/cable interface mast (with a maximum height of c.16m above ground) on the existing Ardnacrusha Nenagh-Birdhill 38kV line; (b) 1 No. new 38kV line/cable interface mast (with a maximum height of c.16m above ground) on the existing Ardnacrusha - Moylish line and an additional c. 30m of overhead line connecting to an existing overhead line; (c) 1 No. temporary 38kV structure (with a maximum height of c.16.55 m above ground) on the existing Ardnacrusha - Tulla / Ardnacrusha - Birdhill 38kV line to remain in place for up to 5 years while works area ongoing (d) all ancillary development. For information purposes only: associated development works include the removal of existing overhead line structures and the undergrounding and/or relocation of existing overhead lines on the site. Such works comprise exempted development, having regard to the provisions of Section 4(1)(g) of the Planning Act (as amended) and Class 28 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) respectively, and as such are not subject to this application. The proposed works are to existing networks assets located within the site at Ardnacrusha Generating Station - a Protected Structure (Reference No 311) under the Clare County Development Plan, 2017-2023. No works are proposed to the Protected Structure