Avoca River Park , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- 22 Jan 2021Received
- 26 Feb 2021Observations closed
- 18 Mar 2021Decision due
- Status
- With the council, no decision yet
- Decision
- Due 18 Mar 2021
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
- Type
- N/A
- Site
- 3.64 ha
What’s proposed
development primarily comprises the demolition of existing structures on site and the provision of a substation compound along with associated and ancillary works and is described as follows: The existing structures on site to be demolished comprise 4 no. industrial commercial buildings, an associated hut/outbuilding, a gas enclosure, and a tank with bund wall. The remains of a previously demolished building, areas of hard standing, and existing surface treatments will also be removed as part of the site clearance works. The proposed substation compound is subdivided into two parts. The northern part of the compound will accommodate a two storey 110kV GIS substation building (with gross floor are of c. 1,377 sqm). The southern part of the compound will accommodate four transformers and a single storey client control building (with a gross floor area c. 416sqm) and associated underground services. Both parts of the substation compound will be enclosed within 2.6metre high security fencing. The overall compound will be enclosed with a property fence 1.4 metre height. The development includes access paths, landscaping, security fencing, provision of access roads, car parking within the GIS substation compound, provision of a rural supply electricity connection (connecting to existing electrical services to the east of the proposed substation compound ) for the GIS substation building, a unit substation, lightning masts, drainage and attenuation systems, services, and all associated construction works, and all ancillary works
SI202102 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for development primarily comprises the demolition of existing structures on site and the, received on 22 Jan 2021; a decision is due by 18 Mar 2021.
Planning details
- Reference
- SI202102
- Local authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Status
- With the council, no decision yet · register status “PRE_VALIDATION”
- Received
- 22 Jan 2021
- Observations close
- 26 Feb 2021 (closed 2037 days ago)
- Decision due
- 18 Mar 2021
- Decision
- Not decided
- Proposed development
- development primarily comprises the demolition of existing structures on site and the provision of a substation compound along with associated and ancillary works and is described as follows: The existing structures on site to be demolished comprise 4 no. industrial commercial buildings, an associated hut/outbuilding, a gas enclosure, and a tank with bund wall. The remains of a previously demolished building, areas of hard standing, and existing surface treatments will also be removed as part of the site clearance works. The proposed substation compound is subdivided into two parts. The northern part of the compound will accommodate a two storey 110kV GIS substation building (with gross floor are of c. 1,377 sqm). The southern part of the compound will accommodate four transformers and a single storey client control building (with a gross floor area c. 416sqm) and associated underground services. Both parts of the substation compound will be enclosed within 2.6metre high security fencing. The overall compound will be enclosed with a property fence 1.4 metre height. The development includes access paths, landscaping, security fencing, provision of access roads, car parking within the GIS substation compound, provision of a rural supply electricity connection (connecting to existing electrical services to the east of the proposed substation compound ) for the GIS substation building, a unit substation, lightning masts, drainage and attenuation systems, services, and all associated construction works, and all ancillary worksAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 3.64 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
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 164673). 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/SI202102/0.
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