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Limerick City and County Council · 22313667

Ballyvalode , Near Oola , Co. Limerick

  1. 27 May 2022Received
  2. 6 Jul 2023Conditional
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 6 Jul 2023
Council
Limerick City and County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
5.40 ha
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What’s proposed

a 10-year permission for the construction of a 110kV ‘Loop In-Loop Out’ (LILO) substation and associated works on a site of approximately 6.20 hectares. This will include the following: A substation occupying 2.11 hectares, comprising: TSO (Eirgrid) compound with electrical equipment, transformer sub-compound, bus bars sub-compound, cable chairs and substation building (435m2), enclosed by palisade fencing at 0.95 hectares in area. One transformer up to 110kV within the TSO compound and the provision of an area for a second transformer if future Eirgrid expansion is required. Required TSO expansion area enclosed by palisade fencing at 0.79 hectares. Operators compound (with switchroom building, electrical equipment, rainwater collection system) enclosed by palisade fencing at 0.17 hectares. The proposed operators control building will have a gross floor area of approximately 220m2. Perimeter protection area at 0.20 hectares. 7 No. lightning masts to a height of approximately 18m. 1 No. telecoms pole to a height of approximately 20m. Additional space for the possible future requirements for a Harmonics Filter. New entrance to the R507 regional road shared with the proposed solar farm. 5m access road corridor (approx. 1,160m long), and underground cabling route to the substation occupying an area of 3.24ha. Underground cable corridor of approximately 320m in length and provision of 2 no. 16m high mast structures linking proposed substation to adjacent existing overhead 110kV transmission line. Associated construction works and drainage infrastructure

22313667 is a planning application to Limerick City and County Council for a 10-year permission for the construction of a 110kV ‘Loop In-Loop Out’ (LILO), received on 27 May 2022; permission was granted with conditions on 6 Jul 2023.

Planning details

Reference
22313667
Local authority
Limerick City and County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “DECISION MADE”
Received
27 May 2022
Observations close
1 Jul 2022 (closed 1540 days ago)
Decision due
24 Nov 2022 · decided 6 Jul 2023
Decision
Conditional on 6 Jul 2023
Proposed development
a 10-year permission for the construction of a 110kV ‘Loop In-Loop Out’ (LILO) substation and associated works on a site of approximately 6.20 hectares. This will include the following: A substation occupying 2.11 hectares, comprising: TSO (Eirgrid) compound with electrical equipment, transformer sub-compound, bus bars sub-compound, cable chairs and substation building (435m2), enclosed by palisade fencing at 0.95 hectares in area. One transformer up to 110kV within the TSO compound and the provision of an area for a second transformer if future Eirgrid expansion is required. Required TSO expansion area enclosed by palisade fencing at 0.79 hectares. Operators compound (with switchroom building, electrical equipment, rainwater collection system) enclosed by palisade fencing at 0.17 hectares. The proposed operators control building will have a gross floor area of approximately 220m2. Perimeter protection area at 0.20 hectares. 7 No. lightning masts to a height of approximately 18m. 1 No. telecoms pole to a height of approximately 20m. Additional space for the possible future requirements for a Harmonics Filter. New entrance to the R507 regional road shared with the proposed solar farm. 5m access road corridor (approx. 1,160m long), and underground cabling route to the substation occupying an area of 3.24ha. Underground cable corridor of approximately 320m in length and provision of 2 no. 16m high mast structures linking proposed substation to adjacent existing overhead 110kV transmission line. Associated construction works and drainage infrastructure
As published by the register.
Site area
5.40 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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      Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 406328). 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/22313667/0.

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