Townlands of Crockanure Glede Southgreen Kidlare Bishopsland Cloghgarret Glebe , Crockanure Blackmillerhill Dunmurry West Curragh (Ed Kildare) Rathbride Friarstown , Newtown (Ed Pollarrdstown) Milltown Scarletstown Rosberry between
- 26 Jul 2023Received
- 17 Jan 2024Conditional
- 16 May 2025Final grant
- 15 May 2030Permission expires
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted
- Decision
- Conditional · 17 Jan 2024
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 5.76 ha
What’s proposed
a new 38kV electricity circuit between the existing Kildare ESB substation and the existing Newbridge ESB substation County Kildare. The circuit will be c. 8.5km in length and will consist of c. 7km of overhead line (OHL) and c. 1.5km of underground cable (UGC). The OHL structures (48 No.) will consist of single and double wood polesets, with a height above ground level ranging from c. 9.7m to c. 18m and will require below ground foundations and staywires at specific locations. The UGC will primarily run along public roads and will consist of electrical cables laid in underground ducts buried in a trench (with varying dimensions between c.0.6m and c. 0.9m width and a depth of c.1.2m). Permission is sought for all associated works including temporary works such as the creation of access ways and ancillary temporary and permanent works. Revised by Significant further information which consists of Natura Impact Statement (NIS)
23810 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for a new 38kV electricity circuit between the existing Kildare ESB substation and the, received on 26 Jul 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 17 Jan 2024.
Planning details
- Reference
- 23810
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 26 Jul 2023
- Observations close
- 30 Aug 2023 (closed 1111 days ago)
- Decision due
- 19 Jan 2024 · decided 17 Jan 2024
- Decision
- Conditional on 17 Jan 2024
- Proposed development
- a new 38kV electricity circuit between the existing Kildare ESB substation and the existing Newbridge ESB substation County Kildare. The circuit will be c. 8.5km in length and will consist of c. 7km of overhead line (OHL) and c. 1.5km of underground cable (UGC). The OHL structures (48 No.) will consist of single and double wood polesets, with a height above ground level ranging from c. 9.7m to c. 18m and will require below ground foundations and staywires at specific locations. The UGC will primarily run along public roads and will consist of electrical cables laid in underground ducts buried in a trench (with varying dimensions between c.0.6m and c. 0.9m width and a depth of c.1.2m). Permission is sought for all associated works including temporary works such as the creation of access ways and ancillary temporary and permanent works. Revised by Significant further information which consists of Natura Impact Statement (NIS)As published by the register.
- Site area
- 5.76 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 53.18946, -6.87838
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
The register records appeal ABP-319002-24 (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.
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 132703). 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/23810/0.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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