Caherdowney Millstreet
- 14 Sept 2018Received
- 28 Jan 2019Conditional
- 7 Mar 2019Final grant
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 28 Jan 2019
- Council
- Cork County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 7,371 m²
What’s proposed
The proposed development will comprise the construction of one (1) no. ± 100 Mvar STATCOM transformer, one (1) no. auxiliary transformer, three (3) no. reactors, one (1) no. outdoor cooling bank, control and valve building (268m²), underground connection to existing ESB substation. It further includes security fencing, security gate, four (4) no. 25m high lightning masts, permeable surfacing, and an internal access road. There will also be the construction of one (1) no. temporary contractors' compound. The development is an extension to the existing substation and the overall site area (within the planning application boundary) is 0.73ha. Access is provided via a local road (L5226) onto the R582
18/6438 is a planning application to Cork County Council for the proposed development will comprise the construction of one (1) no. ± 100 Mvar, received on 14 Sept 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 28 Jan 2019.
Planning details
- Reference
- 18/6438
- Local authority
- Cork County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 14 Sept 2018
- Observations close
- 19 Oct 2018 (closed 2894 days ago)
- Decision due
- 25 Jan 2019 · decided 28 Jan 2019
- Decision
- Conditional on 28 Jan 2019
- Proposed development
- The proposed development will comprise the construction of one (1) no. ± 100 Mvar STATCOM transformer, one (1) no. auxiliary transformer, three (3) no. reactors, one (1) no. outdoor cooling bank, control and valve building (268m²), underground connection to existing ESB substation. It further includes security fencing, security gate, four (4) no. 25m high lightning masts, permeable surfacing, and an internal access road. There will also be the construction of one (1) no. temporary contractors' compound. The development is an extension to the existing substation and the overall site area (within the planning application boundary) is 0.73ha. Access is provided via a local road (L5226) onto the R582As published by the register.
- Site area
- 7,371 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 2 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
No other designation nearby.
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 304253). 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=18/6438.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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