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Galway County Council · 211042

Knock South ,

  1. 11 Jun 2021Received
  2. 7 Jan 2022Refused
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Status
Appeal decided — refused
Decision
Refused · 7 Jan 2022
Council
Galway County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1.91 ha

What’s proposed

The development will consist of: Construction and operation of 1No. 4.2MW wind turbine, with an overall height of up to 125m at Knock South, Inverin, Co. Galway;- Installation of the hardstanding area for the wind turbine;- Installation of underground circuit cables which will run in underground cable trenches (c. 1.2m deep), from the proposed wind turbine to the proposed substation building on the site;- Construction of the proposed substation building which will be located c. 85m from the proposed wind turbine and surrounded by stock proof fencing. It will be a single storey building, measuring 53sqm and c. 5m in height; - Construction of proposed internal site access track constructed from permeable material and which will run from the site entrance to the wind turbine hardstanding area ; - All associated ancillary infrastructure and preparatory works such as provision of the site entrance. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared with this planning application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 53sqm

211042 is a planning application to Galway County Council for the development will consist of: Construction and operation of 1No. 4.2MW wind turbine, received on 11 Jun 2021; permission was refused on 7 Jan 2022.

Planning details

Reference
211042
Local authority
Galway County Council
Status
Appeal decided — refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
11 Jun 2021
Observations close
16 Jul 2021 (closed 1897 days ago)
Decision due
8 Jan 2022 · decided 7 Jan 2022
Decision
Refused on 7 Jan 2022
Proposed development
The development will consist of: Construction and operation of 1No. 4.2MW wind turbine, with an overall height of up to 125m at Knock South, Inverin, Co. Galway;- Installation of the hardstanding area for the wind turbine;- Installation of underground circuit cables which will run in underground cable trenches (c. 1.2m deep), from the proposed wind turbine to the proposed substation building on the site;- Construction of the proposed substation building which will be located c. 85m from the proposed wind turbine and surrounded by stock proof fencing. It will be a single storey building, measuring 53sqm and c. 5m in height; - Construction of proposed internal site access track constructed from permeable material and which will run from the site entrance to the wind turbine hardstanding area ; - All associated ancillary infrastructure and preparatory works such as provision of the site entrance. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared with this planning application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 53sqm
As published by the register.
Site area
1.91 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Nearby nothing else within 500 m in the last 5 years

No other application within 500 m in the last 5 years.

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Appeal

The register records appeal ABP-312599-22 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

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 357690). 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/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/211042/0.

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