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Offaly County Council · 2328

BISHOPSWOOD & TINACRANNAGH, CO. OFFALY

  1. 31 Jan 2023Received
  2. 27 Mar 2023Conditional
  3. 4 May 2023Final grant
  4. 3 May 2028Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 27 Mar 2023
Council
Offaly County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
5.44 ha
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What’s proposed

WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED UPRATE OF THE EXISTING 110KV LINE IN THE TOWNLANDS OF BISHOPSWOOD AND TINACRANNAGH, CO. OFFALY. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT (UPRATE) WITHIN THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL RELATES TO APPROXIMATELY 1.6KM OF THE 110KV LINE AND COMPRISES: (1) THE REPLACEMENT ("RESTRINGING") OF THE EXISTING OVERHEAD LINE CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR AND WIRES WITH NEW HIGHER CAPACITY CONDUCTOR WIRES INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIBRE COMMUNICATION CONNECTION; (2) THE REPLACEMENT OF 1 NO. WOODEN POLESETS AND 1 NO. STEEL MASTS - ANY REPLACEMENT STRUCTURES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT, OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURES THEY WILL REPLACE. THEY WILL BE ALONG THE SAME ALIGNMENT AS EXISTING, THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE WILL BE UP TO 4M AND THEY WILL BE OF A GENERALLY SIMILAR APPEARANCE, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED; (3) THE REPLACEMENT OF CROSSARMS AT 1 NO. WOODEN POLESETS; (4) THE REPLACEMENT OF HARDWARE AND FITTINGS SUCH AS SUSPENSION CLAMPS, INSULATORS, AND VIBRATION DAMPENERS AT ALL STRUCTURES, AS REQUIRED; (5) RE-CAPPING AND REMEDIAL WORKS FOR SHEAR BLOCKS AT 1 NO. STEEL MAST; (6) INSTALLATION OF BIRD FLIGHT DIVERTERS; (7) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, INCLUDING FOUNDATION UPGRADE WORKS AND STRAIN ASSEMBLIES; (8) ALL ASSOCIATED TEMPORARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURES INCLUDING CLEARANCE OF VEGETATION, DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY OF GATE POSTS/PIERS AND REMOVAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF EXISTING FENCING; AND (9) OTHER TEMPORARY ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS REQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE UPRATE OF THE EXISTING CIRCUIT, INCLUDING TEMPORARY GUARD POLES, CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS, THE INSTALLATION OF SILT TRAPS, SILT FENCES, STONE TRACKS, GROUND PROTECTION MATS AND TEMPORARY WATERCOURSE CROSSINGS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS PART OF A LARGER PROJECT WHICH INCLUDES UPRATE WORKS TO APPROXIMATELY 20KM OF 110KV LINE WITHIN THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL FOR WHICH A SEPARATE PLANNING APPLICATION HAS BEEN LODGED WITH LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT

2328 is a planning application to Offaly County Council for wORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED UPRATE OF THE EXISTING 110KV LINE IN THE TOWNLANDS OF, received on 31 Jan 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 27 Mar 2023.

Planning details

Reference
2328
Local authority
Offaly County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
31 Jan 2023
Observations close
7 Mar 2023 (closed 1303 days ago)
Decision due
27 Mar 2023 · decided 27 Mar 2023
Decision
Conditional on 27 Mar 2023
Proposed development
WORKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PROPOSED UPRATE OF THE EXISTING 110KV LINE IN THE TOWNLANDS OF BISHOPSWOOD AND TINACRANNAGH, CO. OFFALY. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT (UPRATE) WITHIN THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL RELATES TO APPROXIMATELY 1.6KM OF THE 110KV LINE AND COMPRISES: (1) THE REPLACEMENT ("RESTRINGING") OF THE EXISTING OVERHEAD LINE CIRCUIT CONDUCTOR AND WIRES WITH NEW HIGHER CAPACITY CONDUCTOR WIRES INCLUDING INSTALLATION OF A NEW FIBRE COMMUNICATION CONNECTION; (2) THE REPLACEMENT OF 1 NO. WOODEN POLESETS AND 1 NO. STEEL MASTS - ANY REPLACEMENT STRUCTURES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED AT, OR IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURES THEY WILL REPLACE. THEY WILL BE ALONG THE SAME ALIGNMENT AS EXISTING, THE HEIGHT DIFFERENCE WILL BE UP TO 4M AND THEY WILL BE OF A GENERALLY SIMILAR APPEARANCE, UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED; (3) THE REPLACEMENT OF CROSSARMS AT 1 NO. WOODEN POLESETS; (4) THE REPLACEMENT OF HARDWARE AND FITTINGS SUCH AS SUSPENSION CLAMPS, INSULATORS, AND VIBRATION DAMPENERS AT ALL STRUCTURES, AS REQUIRED; (5) RE-CAPPING AND REMEDIAL WORKS FOR SHEAR BLOCKS AT 1 NO. STEEL MAST; (6) INSTALLATION OF BIRD FLIGHT DIVERTERS; (7) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, INCLUDING FOUNDATION UPGRADE WORKS AND STRAIN ASSEMBLIES; (8) ALL ASSOCIATED TEMPORARY SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE EXISTING STRUCTURES INCLUDING CLEARANCE OF VEGETATION, DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY OF GATE POSTS/PIERS AND REMOVAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF EXISTING FENCING; AND (9) OTHER TEMPORARY ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS REQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE UPRATE OF THE EXISTING CIRCUIT, INCLUDING TEMPORARY GUARD POLES, CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS, THE INSTALLATION OF SILT TRAPS, SILT FENCES, STONE TRACKS, GROUND PROTECTION MATS AND TEMPORARY WATERCOURSE CROSSINGS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS PART OF A LARGER PROJECT WHICH INCLUDES UPRATE WORKS TO APPROXIMATELY 20KM OF 110KV LINE WITHIN THE FUNCTIONAL AREA OF LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL FOR WHICH A SEPARATE PLANNING APPLICATION HAS BEEN LODGED WITH LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
As published by the register.
Site area
5.44 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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Homes nearby

Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    Zoning at the site

    C6 — Waterfront

    Industrial & Warehousing: To provide for and improve industrial and warehousing development

    Zoned for waterfront and harbour-related development.

    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 447759). 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/2328/0.

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