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Kildare County Council · 2360474

Maynooth 220kV Substation , Taghadoe , Co. Kildare

  1. 12 Dec 2023Received
  2. 25 Jan 2024Observations closed
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Status
Withdrawn or invalid
Decision
Not yet
Council
Kildare County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
20.21 ha
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What’s proposed

with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), for the construction of a new 220 kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) building (83.5m long x 18.5m wide (25.1m including staircases) 17m in height) (1,637 sqm); construction of a new 110kV GIS building (68.8m x 15.4m, (22m including staircases) 15m in height) (1,138 sqm); both of the GIS Buildings will have 8 no. associated air rods on each of the roofs (3m in height); construction of 4 no. 220/110kV Power Transformers to include connections to the new GIS buildings, 2 no. 220 kV and 1 no. 110kV line / cable interface towers and associated removal of 3 no. existing end masts, 3 no. lightning masts (height 22m) and cable connections to the 220 kV GIS Switchboard building; new internal access road and 10 no. new permanent car parking spaces; associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, boundary treatment and landscaping, including palisade fencing (2.6m height), lighting and surface water drainage and foul water tank; temporary use of the land associated with the existing farmhouse for the construction compound; and all ancillary and associated temporary works to facilitate the development at the construction stage, including construction access track, 2 no. construction compounds and cable connection for the Derryiron – Maynooth 110kV overhead line. Temporary construction and permanent access will be off the L5037. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application

2360474 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), for the, received on 12 Dec 2023; the file is recorded as incompleted application.

Planning details

Reference
2360474
Local authority
Kildare County Council
Status
Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
Received
12 Dec 2023
Observations close
25 Jan 2024 (closed 963 days ago)
Decision due
No due date published
Decision
Not decided
Proposed development
with the consent and approval of the Electricity Supply Board (ESB), for the construction of a new 220 kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) building (83.5m long x 18.5m wide (25.1m including staircases) 17m in height) (1,637 sqm); construction of a new 110kV GIS building (68.8m x 15.4m, (22m including staircases) 15m in height) (1,138 sqm); both of the GIS Buildings will have 8 no. associated air rods on each of the roofs (3m in height); construction of 4 no. 220/110kV Power Transformers to include connections to the new GIS buildings, 2 no. 220 kV and 1 no. 110kV line / cable interface towers and associated removal of 3 no. existing end masts, 3 no. lightning masts (height 22m) and cable connections to the 220 kV GIS Switchboard building; new internal access road and 10 no. new permanent car parking spaces; associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground, boundary treatment and landscaping, including palisade fencing (2.6m height), lighting and surface water drainage and foul water tank; temporary use of the land associated with the existing farmhouse for the construction compound; and all ancillary and associated temporary works to facilitate the development at the construction stage, including construction access track, 2 no. construction compounds and cable connection for the Derryiron – Maynooth 110kV overhead line. Temporary construction and permanent access will be off the L5037. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application
As published by the register.
Site area
20.21 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

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    Zoning at the site

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    • Radon risk area · 2
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 130921). 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/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360474/0.

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