Killaclug Macroom Co. Cork

What’s proposed

Minor alterations to a previously approved planning application. The development will consist/consists of: using the existing weir on the River Foherish it is proposed to construct a small hydropower scheme. This Scheme will comprise of minor repairs to weir, the construction of an intake with screens, a pipeline 280 metres long, a water turbine in a 88.36sq metre house and associated site works including internal access roads. The scheme will produce up to 300kW/h of electricity which will be sold to the national grid

17/7213 is a planning application to Cork County Council for minor alterations to a previously approved planning application. The development will, received on 8 Dec 2017; permission was granted with conditions on 8 Feb 2018.

Planning details

Reference: 17/7213
Local authority: Cork County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 8 Dec 2017
Observations close: 22 Jan 2018 (closed 3164 days ago)
Decision due: 12 Feb 2018 · decided 8 Feb 2018
Decision: Conditional on 8 Feb 2018
Proposed development: Minor alterations to a previously approved planning application. The development will consist/consists of: using the existing weir on the River Foherish it is proposed to construct a small hydropower scheme. This Scheme will comprise of minor repairs to weir, the construction of an intake with screens, a pipeline 280 metres long, a water turbine in a 88.36sq metre house and associated site works including internal access roads. The scheme will produce up to 300kW/h of electricity which will be sold to the national grid
As published by the register.
Site area: 5,581 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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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 294934). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=17/7213.

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Killaclug Macroom Co. Cork

What’s proposed

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Nearby nothing else within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

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