Townlands of Dernacart Forest Upper & Forest Lower, Co. Laois
- 17 Feb 2020Received
- 30 Apr 2021Refused
- 2 Jan 2034Permission expires
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted
- Decision
- Refused · 30 Apr 2021
- Council
- Laois County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 44.93 ha
What’s proposed
construct up to 8 no. wind turbines with a tip height of up to 185 metres and all associated foundations and hardstanding areas; 1 no. on-site electrical substation; 1 no. temporary construction compound; all associated underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the turbines to the proposed on-site electrical substation; provision of new site access tracks and upgrading of existing access tracks and associated drainage; erection of 1 no. permanent meteorological mast of up to 110m in heights; works to facilitate the delivery of turbines adjacent to the N80 within the townlands of Dernacart and Forest Upper to include the laying of temporary surfacing; tree felling; and all associated site development works, ancillary works and equipment. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years and an operational life of 30 years from the date of commissioning of the entire wind farm. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed development
2078 is a planning application to Laois County Council for construct up to 8 no. wind turbines with a tip height of up to 185 metres and all, received on 17 Feb 2020; permission was refused on 30 Apr 2021.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2078
- Local authority
- Laois County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 17 Feb 2020
- Observations close
- 23 Mar 2020 (closed 2383 days ago)
- Decision due
- 4 May 2021 · decided 30 Apr 2021
- Decision
- Refused on 30 Apr 2021
- Proposed development
- construct up to 8 no. wind turbines with a tip height of up to 185 metres and all associated foundations and hardstanding areas; 1 no. on-site electrical substation; 1 no. temporary construction compound; all associated underground electrical and communications cabling connecting the turbines to the proposed on-site electrical substation; provision of new site access tracks and upgrading of existing access tracks and associated drainage; erection of 1 no. permanent meteorological mast of up to 110m in heights; works to facilitate the delivery of turbines adjacent to the N80 within the townlands of Dernacart and Forest Upper to include the laying of temporary surfacing; tree felling; and all associated site development works, ancillary works and equipment. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years and an operational life of 30 years from the date of commissioning of the entire wind farm. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) and a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) have been prepared in respect of the proposed developmentAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 44.93 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.
Appeal
The register records appeal ABP-310312-21 (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 393886). 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/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2078/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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