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Donegal County Council · 1850156

MOMEEN & LETTERGULL , CO. DONEGAL

  1. 7 Feb 2018Received
  2. 20 May 2019Refused
  3. 16 Mar 2026Commenced
  4. 22 Jul 2030Permission expires
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Status
Commenced
Decision
Refused · 20 May 2019
Council
Donegal County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
38.49 ha
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What’s proposed

A TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A WIND FARM WITH A 30 YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE (FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING OF THE ENTIRE WIND FARM) AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: UP TO 6 NO. WIND TURBINES WITH AN OVERALL BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF UP 135 METRES AND ALL ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS AND HARD-STANDING AREAS, 1 NO. BORROW PIT, 1 NO. PERMANENT ANEMOMETRY MAST UP TO A HEIGHT OF 100 METRES, UPGRADE OF EXISTING AND PROVISION OF NEW SITE ACCESS ROADS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE, 1 NO. ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION COMPOUND, WHICH WILL HAVE 1 NO. CONTROL BUILDING, ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, AND A WASTE WATER HOLDING TANK. 1 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND, ALL ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING CONNECTING THE TURBINES TO THE PROPOSED ON-SITE SUBSTATION, AS WELL AS ON-SITE UNDERGROUND CABLING TO FACILITATE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE NATIONAL GRID, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, INCLUDING AMENITY TRAILS ON WIND FARM ROADS, CAR PARKING, SEATING/BENCHES AND SIGNAGE. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

1850156 is a planning application to Donegal County Council for a TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A WIND FARM WITH A 30 YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE (FROM THE, received on 7 Feb 2018; permission was refused on 20 May 2019.

Planning details

Reference
1850156
Local authority
Donegal County Council
Status
Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
7 Feb 2018
Observations close
14 Mar 2018 (closed 3119 days ago)
Decision due
27 Feb 2019 · decided 20 May 2019
Decision
Refused on 20 May 2019
Proposed development
A TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A WIND FARM WITH A 30 YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE (FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING OF THE ENTIRE WIND FARM) AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: UP TO 6 NO. WIND TURBINES WITH AN OVERALL BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF UP 135 METRES AND ALL ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS AND HARD-STANDING AREAS, 1 NO. BORROW PIT, 1 NO. PERMANENT ANEMOMETRY MAST UP TO A HEIGHT OF 100 METRES, UPGRADE OF EXISTING AND PROVISION OF NEW SITE ACCESS ROADS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE, 1 NO. ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION COMPOUND, WHICH WILL HAVE 1 NO. CONTROL BUILDING, ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, AND A WASTE WATER HOLDING TANK. 1 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND, ALL ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING CONNECTING THE TURBINES TO THE PROPOSED ON-SITE SUBSTATION, AS WELL AS ON-SITE UNDERGROUND CABLING TO FACILITATE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE NATIONAL GRID, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, INCLUDING AMENITY TRAILS ON WIND FARM ROADS, CAR PARKING, SEATING/BENCHES AND SIGNAGE. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
As published by the register.
Site area
38.49 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Nearby 1 application within 500 m in the last 5 years

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Appeal

The register records appeal ABP-304685-19 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

Commencement

  • Seven day notice SN0013883DL
    16 Mar 2026Momeen, Raphoe, Donegalmatched by appeal_ref_npad

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 325554). 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: http://www.eplanning.ie/DonegalCC/AppFileRefDetails/1850156/0.

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