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Offaly County Council · 22664

DERRYIRON 110KV SUBSTATION , CLONIN RHODE , CO. OFFALY

  1. 21 Dec 2022Received
  2. 23 Feb 2023Conditional
  3. 30 Mar 2023Final grant
  4. 29 Mar 2028Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 23 Feb 2023
Council
Offaly County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
1.05 ha
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What’s proposed

EIRGRID PLC (WITH THE CONSENT AND APPROVAL OF THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BOARD (ESB)), INTENDS TO APPLY FOR PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT AT SITE OF APPROXIMATELY 1 HECTARE AT DERRYIRON 110KV SUBSTATION, CLONIN, RHODE, CO. OFFALY. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF WORKS TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING SUBSTATION INCLUDING: THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL AIR INSULATED SWITCHGEAR ELECTRICAL APPARATUS (APPROXIMATELY 7M IN HEIGHT) TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF A 110KV BUSBAR; INSTALLATION OF 3 NO. ADDITIONAL BAYS (EACH CONSISTING OF BUSBAR DISCONNECTS, SECTIONALISERS, CIRCUIT BREAKERS, CURRENT TRANSFORMERS, VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS, LINE TRAPS, COUPLING CAPACITORS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL APPARATUS); AN EXTENSION TO THE NORTH OF THE EXISTING CONTROL BUILDING (APPROXIMATELY 73 SQUARE METERS) TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR CABINETS, OTHER ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND A BATTERY ROOM; INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. CIRCUIT BYPASS ARRANGEMENTS (APPROXIMATELY 14M AND APPROXIMATELY 4M IN HEIGHT, RESPECTIVELY) TO FACILITATE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE SUBSTATION DURING CONSTRUCTION; AND AN EXTENSION TO THE HARDSTAND COMPOUND (APPROXIMATELY 0.03 HECTARES). THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO CONSIST OF: ALL ANCILLARY AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL WORKS TO FACILITATE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT; AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE EXCAVATION, INFRASTRUCTURAL AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND, INCLUDING SITE PREPARATION WORKS, SITE CLEARANCE AND LEVELLING; HARDSTANDING, INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND; EARTHGRID, SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE NETWORK; PALISADE FENCING (APPROXIMATELY 2.7M HIGH) AND GATES; AND LANDSCAPING

22664 is a planning application to Offaly County Council for eIRGRID PLC (WITH THE CONSENT AND APPROVAL OF THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BOARD (ESB)), received on 21 Dec 2022; permission was granted with conditions on 23 Feb 2023.

Planning details

Reference
22664
Local authority
Offaly County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
21 Dec 2022
Observations close
3 Feb 2023 (closed 1323 days ago)
Decision due
23 Feb 2023 · decided 23 Feb 2023
Decision
Conditional on 23 Feb 2023
Proposed development
EIRGRID PLC (WITH THE CONSENT AND APPROVAL OF THE ELECTRICITY SUPPLY BOARD (ESB)), INTENDS TO APPLY FOR PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT AT SITE OF APPROXIMATELY 1 HECTARE AT DERRYIRON 110KV SUBSTATION, CLONIN, RHODE, CO. OFFALY. DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF WORKS TO UPGRADE THE EXISTING SUBSTATION INCLUDING: THE INSTALLATION OF ADDITIONAL AIR INSULATED SWITCHGEAR ELECTRICAL APPARATUS (APPROXIMATELY 7M IN HEIGHT) TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION OF A 110KV BUSBAR; INSTALLATION OF 3 NO. ADDITIONAL BAYS (EACH CONSISTING OF BUSBAR DISCONNECTS, SECTIONALISERS, CIRCUIT BREAKERS, CURRENT TRANSFORMERS, VOLTAGE TRANSFORMERS, LINE TRAPS, COUPLING CAPACITORS AND OTHER ELECTRICAL APPARATUS); AN EXTENSION TO THE NORTH OF THE EXISTING CONTROL BUILDING (APPROXIMATELY 73 SQUARE METERS) TO PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR CABINETS, OTHER ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND A BATTERY ROOM; INSTALLATION OF 2 NO. CIRCUIT BYPASS ARRANGEMENTS (APPROXIMATELY 14M AND APPROXIMATELY 4M IN HEIGHT, RESPECTIVELY) TO FACILITATE NORMAL OPERATION OF THE SUBSTATION DURING CONSTRUCTION; AND AN EXTENSION TO THE HARDSTAND COMPOUND (APPROXIMATELY 0.03 HECTARES). THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO CONSIST OF: ALL ANCILLARY AND ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL WORKS TO FACILITATE THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT; AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED SITE EXCAVATION, INFRASTRUCTURAL AND SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND, INCLUDING SITE PREPARATION WORKS, SITE CLEARANCE AND LEVELLING; HARDSTANDING, INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS AND TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND; EARTHGRID, SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE NETWORK; PALISADE FENCING (APPROXIMATELY 2.7M HIGH) AND GATES; AND LANDSCAPING
As published by the register.
Site area
1.05 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
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      Provenance

      Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 449654). 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/OffalyCC/AppFileRefDetails/22664/0.

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