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Meath County Council · 2660743

Sonairte Ecology Centre , Ninch , Laytown

  1. 16 Jun 2026Received
  2. 21 Jul 2026Observations closed
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Status
Withdrawn or invalid
Decision
Not yet
Council
Meath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1.02 ha
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What’s proposed

Sonairte the National Ecology Centre CLG intend to apply for permission for development at Ninch, Laytown, Co. Meath, A92 D9XH. The development consists of the following elements: 1. Replacement of an existing small wind turbine (planning approval 91/001334) with a new small wind turbine. The existing turbine has a power output of 18.5 kW and is 25m tall from ground to rotor tip, and has a swept area of 95 sq. meters. This wind turbine will be removed and replaced with a new small wind turbine with a power output of 30 kW which is 31m tall from ground to rotor tip and has a swept area of 156 sq. meters. 2. A new reinforced concrete foundation, 1m deep and 7m in diameter. 3. An electrical hut, 1.8m square, and 2.2m tall at the base of the new wind turbine. The new turbine will utilise existing cabling & ducting from this electrical hut to provide renewable power to Sonairte. 4. Upgrade of the car parking facilities at Sonairte with the installation of two wall mounted electric vehicle (EV) charging points. 5. All associated site works. Under the Renewable Energy Directive III this is considered a development of type “Renewable energy development with capacity of less than 150kW and repowering development”. See further detailed project proposal in cover letter and project proposal document

2660743 is a planning application to Meath County Council for sonairte the National Ecology Centre CLG intend to apply for permission for development, received on 16 Jun 2026; the file is recorded as incompleted application.

Planning details

Reference
2660743
Local authority
Meath County Council
Status
Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
Received
16 Jun 2026
Observations close
21 Jul 2026 (closed 55 days ago)
Decision due
No due date published
Decision
Not decided
Proposed development
Sonairte the National Ecology Centre CLG intend to apply for permission for development at Ninch, Laytown, Co. Meath, A92 D9XH. The development consists of the following elements: 1. Replacement of an existing small wind turbine (planning approval 91/001334) with a new small wind turbine. The existing turbine has a power output of 18.5 kW and is 25m tall from ground to rotor tip, and has a swept area of 95 sq. meters. This wind turbine will be removed and replaced with a new small wind turbine with a power output of 30 kW which is 31m tall from ground to rotor tip and has a swept area of 156 sq. meters. 2. A new reinforced concrete foundation, 1m deep and 7m in diameter. 3. An electrical hut, 1.8m square, and 2.2m tall at the base of the new wind turbine. The new turbine will utilise existing cabling & ducting from this electrical hut to provide renewable power to Sonairte. 4. Upgrade of the car parking facilities at Sonairte with the installation of two wall mounted electric vehicle (EV) charging points. 5. All associated site works. Under the Renewable Energy Directive III this is considered a development of type “Renewable energy development with capacity of less than 150kW and repowering development”. See further detailed project proposal in cover letter and project proposal document
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Site area
1.02 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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    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 146686). 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/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660743/0.

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