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Wicklow County Council · 23178

Kippure Transmitter , Kipure Mountain , Glencree

  1. 24 Feb 2023Received
  2. 31 Mar 2023Observations closed
Status
Withdrawn or invalid
Decision
Not yet
Council
Wicklow County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
15.18 ha
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What’s proposed

full replacement, of the existing underground electricity cable (UGC) serving the Kippure Transmitter with a new UGC. The new UGC will commence at the existing ESB 10kV poleset and will run along margin of the R115 over a distance of c. 150m before proceeding north along the existing access road leading from the Kippure site entrance up to the Kippure Transmitter over a distance of c. 3.4km. the proposed works will involve installation of a UGC with associated joint bays and ancillary works. it is intended to retire the existing UGC and leave it in-situ. a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application

23178 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for full replacement, of the existing underground electricity cable (UGC) serving the, received on 24 Feb 2023; the file is recorded as incompleted application.

Planning details

Reference
23178
Local authority
Wicklow County Council
Status
Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
Received
24 Feb 2023
Observations close
31 Mar 2023 (closed 1269 days ago)
Decision due
No due date published
Decision
Not decided
Proposed development
full replacement, of the existing underground electricity cable (UGC) serving the Kippure Transmitter with a new UGC. The new UGC will commence at the existing ESB 10kV poleset and will run along margin of the R115 over a distance of c. 150m before proceeding north along the existing access road leading from the Kippure site entrance up to the Kippure Transmitter over a distance of c. 3.4km. the proposed works will involve installation of a UGC with associated joint bays and ancillary works. it is intended to retire the existing UGC and leave it in-situ. a Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application
As published by the register.
Site area
15.18 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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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

No commencement notice matched to this reference.

    Zoning at the site

    G3 — High amenity

    HA-DM: To protect and enhance the outstanding natural character of the Dublin Mountains Area

    Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

    Designations within 250 m

    No OPW flood extent nearby.

    • Landslide susceptibility · 2
      Undefined; GSI_LS12-0337
    • Radon risk area · 3
      About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Special Area of Conservation · 1
      Wicklow Mountains SAC
    • Special Protection Area · 2
      Wicklow Mountains SPA; Wicklow Mountains SPA

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 162999). 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/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/23178/0.

    Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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