PlanningRegister.ie
Limerick City and County Council · 171228

Athea Upper , Athea , Co. Limerick.

  1. 21 Dec 2017Received
  2. 25 May 2018Conditional
  3. 27 Jun 2018Final grant
  4. 26 Jun 2028Permission expires
Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 25 May 2018
Council
Limerick City and County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
6.66 ha
Free reportCouncil register ↗

What’s proposed

a 10 year planning permission for the laying of 4.4 km of underground electrical cables, associated ducting, associated cable draw pits, electrical cabinets, excavation/trenching works, provision of a new substation compound with a single storey substation building and associated services. The underground electrical cable route is primarily on public road with a section on other road. Details of the underground cables and extent of the works are shown on the planning application drawings. The proposed underground electricity cable will connect the permitted Beennanaspuck Wind Farm (Kerry County Council Planning Ref. 14/571; An Bord Pleanala Ref. PL08.245464) and permitted Toberatooreen Wind Farm (Kerry County Council Planning Ref. 12/431 and 14/854; An Bord Pleanala Planning Ref. PL08.242170), which are located in County Kerry, to the National Electricity Grid via the Athea substation in County Limerick

171228 is a planning application to Limerick City and County Council for a 10 year planning permission for the laying of 4.4 km of underground electrical cables, received on 21 Dec 2017; permission was granted with conditions on 25 May 2018.

Planning details

Reference
171228
Local authority
Limerick City and County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
21 Dec 2017
Observations close
5 Feb 2018 (closed 3149 days ago)
Decision due
29 May 2018 · decided 25 May 2018
Decision
Conditional on 25 May 2018
Proposed development
a 10 year planning permission for the laying of 4.4 km of underground electrical cables, associated ducting, associated cable draw pits, electrical cabinets, excavation/trenching works, provision of a new substation compound with a single storey substation building and associated services. The underground electrical cable route is primarily on public road with a section on other road. Details of the underground cables and extent of the works are shown on the planning application drawings. The proposed underground electricity cable will connect the permitted Beennanaspuck Wind Farm (Kerry County Council Planning Ref. 14/571; An Bord Pleanala Ref. PL08.245464) and permitted Toberatooreen Wind Farm (Kerry County Council Planning Ref. 12/431 and 14/854; An Bord Pleanala Planning Ref. PL08.242170), which are located in County Kerry, to the National Electricity Grid via the Athea substation in County Limerick
As published by the register.
Site area
6.66 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.

Explore this area on the map →

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 404429). 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: https://eplanning.ie/LimerickCCC/AppFileRefDetails/171228/0.

    Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    npadCC-BY-4.018 Sept 2026, 15:44open