MOMEEN & LETTERGULL, LIFFORD PO, CO. DONEGAL
Proposed development
DEVELOPMENT ON LANDS WITHIN AND ADJOINING THE PERMITTED LETTERGULL WIND FARM (PLANNING REF. NO. 18/50156, ACP REF. 304685-19) WHICH WILL COMPRISE OF THE PROVISION OF A RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING: (1) 1 NO. WIND TURBINE WITH AN OVERALL BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF 135M, ROTOR DIAMETER OF 115M, AND A HUB HEIGHT OF 77.5M, (2) TURBINE FOUNDATION AND ASSOCIATED HARD-STANDING AREAS, (3) TEMPORARY WORKS TO THE EXISTING LETTERGULL WIND FARM SITE ACCESS (AS PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 18/50156, ACP REF. 304685-19) TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROPOSED WIND TURBINE CONSISTING OF THE REMOVAL AND REINSTATEMENT OF FENCING AND LANDSCAPING AND TEMPORARY WIDENING OF THE SITE ACCESS JUNCTION, (4) PROVISION OF NEW SITE ACCESS TRACK CONNECTING THE PROPOSED WIND TURBINE TO THE EXISTING INTERNAL LETTERGULL WIND FARM SITE ACCESS TRACKS (AS PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 18/50156, ACP REF. 304685-19), (5) TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND AND TEMPORARY LAYDOWN AREA, (6) ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING CONNECTING THE PROPOSED WIND TURBINE TO THE PERMITTED ON-SITE 38KV SUBSTATION (AS PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 18/50156, ACP REF. 304685-19), (7) SITE DRAINAGE, (8) ACCESS GATES, FENCING AND SIGNAGE AND (9) ALL RELATED SITE WORKS ABOVE AND BELOW GROUND AND ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT. FOLLOWING A THIRTY-YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE FROM THE DATE OF FULL COMMISSIONING OF THE WIND TURBINE THE PROPOSED WIND TURBINE AND ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING WILL BE DECOMMISSIONED. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL BE ACCESSED VIA THE EXISTING LETTERGULL WIND FARM SITE ENTRANCE ON THE R236 REGIONAL ROAD AND EXISTING INTERNAL LETTERGULL WIND FARM SITE ACCESS TRACKS (AS PERMITTED UNDER PLANNING REF. NO. 18/50156, ACP REF. 304685-19). AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANY THIS APPLICATION. THE EIAR AND NIS ASSESS THE FULL EXTENT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AS DESCRIBED IN (1) – (9) ABOVE AS WELL AS THE TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION WORKS TO FACILITATE THE DELIVERY OF TURBINE COMPONENTS FROM THE PORT OF KILLYBEGS TO THE EXISTING SITE ENTRANCE VIA THE NATIONAL (N56, N15 AND N14) REGIONAL (R263 AND R236) PUBLIC ROAD NETWORK IN COUNTY DONEGAL. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)
- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Donegal County Council
- Decision due
- 9 Jun 2027
Timeline
Application received
1 May 2026
Decision due
9 Jun 2027
Decision: conditional
30 Jul 2026
Grant issued
2 Sept 2026
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Planning history within 750 m
(1) CONSTRUCTION OF AN EXTENSION TO THE SIDE ELEVATION AND PROVISION FOR A PITCHED ROOF OVER EXISTING REAR EXTENSION INCORPORATING MINOR ELEVATIONAL AMENDMENTS (2) DEVELOPMENT OF A ROOF DORMER TO FRONT ELEVATION AND CONVERSION OF EXISTING ATTIC SPACE INTO HABITABLE AREA INCORPORATING ROOFLIGHTS AND (3) DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PERCOLATION AREA CONNECTED INTO EXISTING SEPTIC TANK SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS
A TEN YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A WIND FARM WITH A 30 YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFE (FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING OF THE ENTIRE WIND FARM) AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING: UP TO 6 NO. WIND TURBINES WITH AN OVERALL BLADE TIP HEIGHT OF UP 135 METRES AND ALL ASSOCIATED FOUNDATIONS AND HARD-STANDING AREAS, 1 NO. BORROW PIT, 1 NO. PERMANENT ANEMOMETRY MAST UP TO A HEIGHT OF 100 METRES, UPGRADE OF EXISTING AND PROVISION OF NEW SITE ACCESS ROADS AND ASSOCIATED DRAINAGE, 1 NO. ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION COMPOUND, WHICH WILL HAVE 1 NO. CONTROL BUILDING, ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, AND A WASTE WATER HOLDING TANK. 1 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND, ALL ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL AND COMMUNICATIONS CABLING CONNECTING THE TURBINES TO THE PROPOSED ON-SITE SUBSTATION, AS WELL AS ON-SITE UNDERGROUND CABLING TO FACILITATE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TO THE NATIONAL GRID, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, INCLUDING AMENITY TRAILS ON WIND FARM ROADS, CAR PARKING, SEATING/BENCHES AND SIGNAGE. AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) AND A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAVE BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
USE OF 5 NUMBER EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHEDS WITHIN FARMYARD COMPLEX FOR WASTE RECOVERY PURPOSES TO INCLUDE RECEPTION, STORAGE AND TREATMENT OF BIO WASTE PRODUCTS PRIOR TO LAND SPREADING WITHIN LANDHOLDING. THE PROPOSAL SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (A) PROPOSED DRAINAGE PROVISION ON SITE FOR COLLECTION OF RUN OFF TO A PROPOSED COLLECTION TANK AND (B) PROVISION WITHIN ONE OF THE EXISTING SHEDS FOR BALING AND TEMPORARY STORAGE OF RECYCLABLE CARTONS AND CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLING PURPOSES OFF SITE AND (C) ASSOCIATED SITE AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS
USE OF 5 NUMBER EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHEDS WITHIN FARMYARD COMPLEX FOR WASTE RECOVERY PURPOSES TO INCLUDE RECEPTION, STORAGE AND TREATMENT OF WATER CLARIFICATION SLUDGES AND BIO WASTE PRODUCTS PRIOR TO LAND SPREADING WITHIN LANDHOLDING. THE PROPOSAL SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (A) PROPOSED DRAINAGE PROVISION ON SITE FOR COLLECTION OF RUN OFF TO A PROPOSED COLLECTION TANK AND (B) PROVISION WITHIN ONE OF THE EXISTING SHEDS FOR BALING AND TEMPORARY STORAGE OF RECYCLABLE CARTONS AND CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLING PURPOSES OFF SITE AND (C) ASSOCIATED SITE AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS
USE OF 5 NO. EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHEDS WITHIN FARMYARD COMPLEX FOR WASTE RECOVERY PURPOSES TO INCLUDE RECEPTION, STORAGE AND TREATMENT OF WATER CLARIFICATION SLUDGES AND BIO WASTE PRODUCTS PRIOR TO LAND SPREADING WITHIN LAND HOLDING. THE PROPOSAL SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING (a) PROPOSED DRAINAGE PROVISION ON SITE FOR COLLECTION OF RUN OFF TO A PROPOSED COLLECTION TANK AND (b) PROVISION WITHIN ONE OF THE EXISTING SHEDS FOR BALING AND TEMPORARY STORAGE OF RECYCLABLE CARTONS AND CONTAINERS FOR RECYCLING PURPOSES OFF SITE AND (c) ASSOCIATED SITE AND ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT WORKS