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Galway County Council · 2360641

Letter , Moycullen , Co. Galway

  1. 13 Jun 2023Received
  2. 12 Oct 2023Conditional
  3. 20 Nov 2023Final grant
  4. 19 Nov 2033Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 12 Oct 2023
Council
Galway County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
2.33 ha
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What’s proposed

for a 10-year permission for development at this site at Letter, Moycullen, Co. Galway. This site is located within a Gaeltacht area. The proposed development will consist of the provision of a synchronous condenser, enclosed within a building (12.5 metres high) with associated plant and apparatus, transformers, circuit breakers, modular electrical control containers, air compressor, cooling equipment, underground cabling (including 110kV connection to the adjacent Buffy substation (within Ardderroo Wind Farm), lightning protection poles, perimeter security fencing, drainage, landscaping, temporary construction compound, access tracks (new and upgrade of existing), all ancillary site development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. *** Tá sé ar intinn ag Buffy Letter Limited iarratas deich mbliana a dhéanamh ar chead chun forbairt a dhéanamh ag an suíomh seo Leitir, Maigh Cuilinn i gCo. na Gaillimhe. Tá an suíomhsuite i gceantar Gaeltachta. Is éard a bheidh san fhorbairt atá beartaithe ná comhdhlúthadán sioncronach a sholáthar, iata laistigh d’fhoirgneamh (12.5 méadar ar airde) le planda gaolmhar agus gaireas, claochladáin, scoradáin chiorcaid, coimeádáin rialaithe leictreach modúlach, comhbhrúiteoir aeir, trealamh fuaraithe, cáblaí faoi thalamh lena n-áirítear ceangal 110kV le fostáisiún Buffy in aice leis (laistigh de Ardderroo Wind Farm), cuaillí cosanta tintreach, fálú slándála imlíne, draenáil, tírdhreachú, bábhún tógála sealadach, rianta rochtana (nua agus uasghrádú atá ann cheana féin), gach obair fhorbartha choimhdeach ar an suíomh. Ullmhaíodh Ráiteas Tionchair Natura (NIS) i ndáil leis an bhforbairt atá beartaithe

2360641 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for a 10-year permission for development at this site at Letter, Moycullen, Co. Galway., received on 13 Jun 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 12 Oct 2023.

Planning details

Reference
2360641
Local authority
Galway County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
13 Jun 2023
Observations close
18 Jul 2023 (closed 1162 days ago)
Decision due
19 Oct 2023 · decided 12 Oct 2023
Decision
Conditional on 12 Oct 2023
Proposed development
for a 10-year permission for development at this site at Letter, Moycullen, Co. Galway. This site is located within a Gaeltacht area. The proposed development will consist of the provision of a synchronous condenser, enclosed within a building (12.5 metres high) with associated plant and apparatus, transformers, circuit breakers, modular electrical control containers, air compressor, cooling equipment, underground cabling (including 110kV connection to the adjacent Buffy substation (within Ardderroo Wind Farm), lightning protection poles, perimeter security fencing, drainage, landscaping, temporary construction compound, access tracks (new and upgrade of existing), all ancillary site development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. *** Tá sé ar intinn ag Buffy Letter Limited iarratas deich mbliana a dhéanamh ar chead chun forbairt a dhéanamh ag an suíomh seo Leitir, Maigh Cuilinn i gCo. na Gaillimhe. Tá an suíomhsuite i gceantar Gaeltachta. Is éard a bheidh san fhorbairt atá beartaithe ná comhdhlúthadán sioncronach a sholáthar, iata laistigh d’fhoirgneamh (12.5 méadar ar airde) le planda gaolmhar agus gaireas, claochladáin, scoradáin chiorcaid, coimeádáin rialaithe leictreach modúlach, comhbhrúiteoir aeir, trealamh fuaraithe, cáblaí faoi thalamh lena n-áirítear ceangal 110kV le fostáisiún Buffy in aice leis (laistigh de Ardderroo Wind Farm), cuaillí cosanta tintreach, fálú slándála imlíne, draenáil, tírdhreachú, bábhún tógála sealadach, rianta rochtana (nua agus uasghrádú atá ann cheana féin), gach obair fhorbartha choimhdeach ar an suíomh. Ullmhaíodh Ráiteas Tionchair Natura (NIS) i ndáil leis an bhforbairt atá beartaithe
As published by the register.
Site area
2.33 ha 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

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 362484). 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/2360641/0.

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