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Cork County Council · 16/5606

Wallingstown Little Island Co. Cork

Approved in Sept 2016. The approval ran out in 2021.

  1. 29 Jun 2016Received
  2. 22 Aug 2016Conditional
  3. 27 Sept 2016Final approval
  4. 27 Sept 2021Approval ran out
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Status
Approved
Decision
Conditional · 22 Aug 2016
Council
Cork County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
6,662 m²

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What’s proposed

The development of an 110kV substation at the former Mitsui Denman site. The proposed substation will comprise of: a two-storey Gas Insulated Switcher (GIS) 110/20kV substation building, an associated single storey Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) 20kV substation building, associated outdoor electrical equipment, including filter banks, transformers, cable sealing ends and surge arresters, two number lightning protection masts (12.5 metres in height), associated internal access road, boundary treatment including substation perimeter fencing and all ancillary site development works. Construction of two number 110kV underground cable ducts between the proposed substation and the existing Eirgrid 110kV substation to the North in Wallingstown. The site area of the proposed substation is approximately 0.60ha. The proposed substation is to support development in the Wallingstown area in Little Island

Planning details

Reference
16/5606
Local authority
Cork County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
29 Jun 2016
Observations close
3 Aug 2016 (closed 3725 days ago)
Decision due
23 Aug 2016 · decided 22 Aug 2016
Decision
Conditional on 22 Aug 2016
Site area
6,662 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Zoning

C2.2 — Economic development and employment

Zoned for employment uses. Housing is not the intended use here.

C6 — Waterfront

Zoned for waterfront and harbour-related development.

G3 — High amenity

Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

M1 — Metro / rail economic corridor

A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.

Protections nearby 250 m

No mapped flood area nearby.

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    Graveyard; Church

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.

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Summary

16/5606 is a planning application to Cork County Council for the development of an 110kV substation at the former Mitsui Denman site. The proposed, received on 29 Jun 2016; permission was granted with conditions on 22 Aug 2016.