22/274
THE FOLLOWING: ERECTION OF A FULLY SERVICED RESIDENTIAL HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OF 40 UNITS, CONSISTING OF 4.NO SINGLE STOREY SEMI-DETACHED 2 BEDROOM BUNGALOWS, 2 NO. SINGLE STOREY MID-TERRACE 1 BEDROOM BUNGALOWS, 20.NO. 3 BEDROOM 2 STOREY SEMI-DETACHED HOUSES, 6.NO. 3 BEDROOM 2 STOREY MID-TERRACE HOUSES AND 8. NO. 1 BEDROOM APARTMENTS IN 4 NO. 2 STOREY SEMI-DETACHED BLOCKS, WITH ALL ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES, LANDSCAPING, SITE WORKS, BOUNDARY TREATMENTS, AND NEW ACCESS
OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL GRANTED PERMISSION ON 20/01/2023
IT WAS APPEALED TO AN BORD PLEANALA
AN BORD PLEANALA GRANTED PERMISSION ON 26/10/2023
22/523
A LARGE-SCALE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (LRD). THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF 102 NO. DWELLINGS IN A MIX OF HOUSES, DUPLEX AND APARTMENT DWELLINGS. A TOTAL OF 62 NO. HOUSES ARE PROPOSED IN DETACHED, SEMI-DETACHED AND TERRACED FORMAT ALL 2 STOREY IN HEIGHT AND RANGING IN SIZE FROM 2 – 4 BEDROOMS. THE BALANCE OF DWELLINGS I.E. 40 NO. COMPRISE A MIX OF APARTMENT/DUPLEX DWELLINGS THAT ARE ACCOMMODATED IN 4 SEPARATE 3 STOREY BUILDINGS LOCATED IN THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PART OF THE SITE. APARTMENT /DUPLEX DWELLINGS RANGE IN SIZE FROM 1 NO. TO 3 NO. BEDROOMS, WITH BALCONIES PROVIDED AT UPPER FLOOR LEVEL. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALSO PROVIDES PUBLIC OPEN SPACE AREAS TO SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT. A CRÈCHE IS ALSO PROPOSED TO SERVE THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF AND THE WIDER AREA. THE CRÈCHE IS ACCOMMODATED IN A SINGLE STOREY L-SHAPED BUILDING WITH A STATED GROSS FLOOR AREA OF 382 SQ.M WITH ASSOCIATED OUTDOOR AMENITY/PLAY AREAS. A TOTAL OF 173 NO. SURFACE CAR PARKING SPACES IN ADDITION TO ENCLOSED BICYCLE STANDS SERVING THE APARTMENT/DUPLEX BUILDINGS AND THE PROPOSED CRÈCHE ARE ALSO PROVIDED. A NEW VEHICULAR ACCESS TO THE SITE IS PROPOSED OFF DAINGEAN ROAD AND THE DEVELOPMENT ALSO PROVIDES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SECTION OF NEW FOOTPATH AND CYCLE PATH ALONG THE SITE FRONTAGE (APPROXIMATELY 300M) TO TIE IN WITH EXISTING PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE INFRASTRUCTURE TO THE WEST. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALSO INCLUDES THE PROVISION OF A NEW WASTEWATER PUMPING STATION IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE SITE AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF NEW SURFACE WATER AND WASTE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE ALONG A SECTION OF DAINGEAN ROAD, TO THE WEST OF THE APPLICATION SITE. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ALSO PROVIDES FOR ALL LANDSCAPING AND BOUNDARY TREATMENTS; PUBLIC LIGHTING; AN ESB SUB-STATION; UNDERGROUNDING OF ESB POWERLINES AND THE REPOSITIONING OF A 38KV PYLON WITHIN THE SITE; AND ALL SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS, INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO SITE LEVELS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED LRD AND IS INCLUDED WITH THE APPLICATION. THE APPLICATION MAY ALSO BE INSPECTED ONLINE AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE SET UP BY THE APPLICANT WWW.DAINGEANROADLRD.COM
FURTHER INFORMATION WAS REQUESTED ON 07/12/2022
FURTHER INFORMATION WAS RECIEVED ON 23/03/2023
OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL GRANTED PERMISSION ON 16/05/2023
IT WAS APPEALED TO AN BORD PLEANALA
AN BORD PLEANALA GRANTED PERMISSION ON 02/10/2023
21/123
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR FARM ON A TOTAL SITE AREA OF 86.7 HECTARES (HA), CONSISTING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED STEEL FRAMES WITH ASSOCIATED CABLING AND DUCTING; 40 NO. SINGLE STOREY INVERTER STATIONS; 4 NO. STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS; PERIMETER FENCING; SECURITY GATES; PERMEABLE GRAVEL ACCESS TRACK; 36 NO. ONSITE POLE MOUNTED CCTV CAMERAS C. 3M IN HEIGHT; 2 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND/MATERIAL STORAGE AREA; 2 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION STAGE MOBY DICK TYPE WHEELWASH SYSTEMS (WITH OVERHEAD SETTLEMENT TANK); AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND WORKS. PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS WITH AN OPERATIONAL PERIOD OF 40 YEARS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) IS SUBMITTED WITH THE PLANNING APPLICATION. AN APPLICATION TO OBTAIN PERMISSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH CONSISTS OF A 110 KILOVOLT (KV) SUBSTATION AND GRID CONNECTION TO FACILITATE THE EXPORT OF POWER FROM THE SOLAR FARM WILL BE SUBMITTED TO AN BORD PLEANÁLA
OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL GRANTED PERMISSION ON 05/05/2021.
IT WAS APPEALED TO AN BORD PLEANALA.
APPEAL WAS GRANTED ON 04/10/2021.
19/606
A 10-year planning permission with a 30-year operational life for development on a site area of 60.674 hectares. The development will consist of up to 8 (eight) wind turbines with a tip height of up to 187 metres, and all associated foundations and hardstanding areas; approximately 4,750 metres of new internal access roads, associated drainage and turning areas; upgrade of approximately 3,500 metres of the existing L50062 public road including upgrade of the existing bridge; a new bridge crossing of the Figile River to provide access between turbine 3 and turbine 4; a 2,950-metre recreation trail and all associated development to include gravel pathways, a footbridge across the Figile River, a parking area, signage, information boards and outdoor fitness equipment; an off-site electrical substation and a battery energy storage facility; all associated underground electrical and communications cabling to connect the turbines to the substation including approximately 1,550m along the R401 Regional Road; a spoil storage area; a permanent meteorological mast up to 110.5 metres high; 2 no. temporary construction compounds; 2 no. temporary blade adapter set-down areas within the wind farm site and at the junction of the R402 and R401 at Rathmore, Edenderry, Co. Offaly; turbine delivery route works including widening of the junction of the R420 and R402 at Ballina, Geashill, Co. Offaly and all associated site development works. The overall development is for a nine (9) turbine wind farm, with a separate planning application being submitted to Kildare County Council for one (1) turbine located in the townland of Ticknevin, Carbury, Co. Kildare. An Environmental Impact Assessment Report and a Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the application.
OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL REFUSED PLANNING PERMISSION ON 21/02/2020
IT HAS BEEN APPEALED TO AN BORD PLEANALA
AN BORD PLEANALA GRANTED PERMISSION ON 23/09/2020.
19/478
Continued use of the previously permitted development under P. Reg. No. 02/462 (PL19.201727) consisting of the existing sand and gravel extraction and processing to include washing (with associated closed system silt storage lagoons) and related ancillary buildings and facilities including the readymix concrete batching plant, concrete block batching plant and block yard, asphalt plant, site office, pre-fabricated shipping office, wheelwash, weighbridge, electricity substation, single building comprising workshop/laboratory/canteen, two bunded and covered fuel tanks, a concrete reclaimer and a septic tank with puraflo liquid effluent treatment system and the existing site entrance onto the N52 Road; extension to the north and east of the existing sand and gravel pit over an area of 31.3 hectares. The sand and gravel extraction will be dry working above the water table; provision of a new sand washing and screening processing plant; phased stripping and storage of topsoil and overburden materials over the extension lands for reuse in the restoration works. Restoration of the overall site will be to a beneficial agricultural after-use; all associated site works within an overall application area of 68.9 hectares, and all for a period of 18 years plus 2 years to complete restoration works (total duration of 20 years). An Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) has been prepared in respect of this planning application.
Request for Further Information was issued on 29/11/2019
OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL GRANTED PERMISSION ON 23/07/2020
IT HAS BEEN APPEALED TO AN BORD PLEANALA
AN BORD PLEANALA GRANTED PERMISSION ON 21/06/2021.
18/230 GALETECH ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS CLOGHAN LIMITED
THE INSTALLATION OF APPROXIMATELY 12.5KM OF 38KV ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION LINE FROM THE PERMITTED (WIND FARM) SUBSTATION (OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053) IN THE TOWNLAND OF STONESTOWN, COUNTY OFFALY TO THE EXISTING ELECTRICITY SUBSTATION IN THE TOWNLAND OF CLONDALLOW, COUNTY OFFALY. THE TRANSMISSION LINE WILL COMPRISE APPROXIMATELY 8.5KM OF UNDERGROUND LINE AND APPROXIMATELY 3.7KM OF OVERHEAD LINE. UNDERGROUND INFRASTRUCTURE WILL BE LOCATED WITHIN PRIVATE LANDS AND WITHIN THE PUBLIC ROADS NUMBERED N62, R439 AND THE L70152; WILL BE INSTALLED IN EXCAVATED TRENCHES OF APPROXIMATELY 1.2M IN DEPTH AND WILL INCLUDE ASSOCIATED UNDERGROUND DUCTING, JOINT BAYS, COMMUNICATION CHAMBER BAYS, SHEATH LINK BOXES AND INSPECTION CHAMBERS; DIRECTIONAL DRILLING AT 1 NO. RAILWAY CROSSING ALONG THE N62, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. OVERHEAD INFRASTRUCTURE WILL CONSIST OF 3 NO. POWERLINES SUSPENDED FROM WOODEN POLES WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 16 METRES, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND REINSTATEMENT WORKS. THIS PLANNING APPLICATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT REPORT (EIAR) / ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (EIS) WHICH INCLUDES AN ASSESSMENT OF THE LIKELY IMPACTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, AS A WHOLE AND IN COMBINATION WITH THE RELEVANT OFF-SITE OR SECONDARY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH WILL OCCUR AS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING THE WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED PURSUANT TO OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REGISTER REFERENCE 14/188 & AN BORD PLEANALA REFERENCE PL19.244053
OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL REFUSED PLANNING PERMISSION ON 27/02/2019
APPEALED TO AN BORD PLEANÁLA
AN BORD PLEANÁLA GRANTED PERMISSION ON 28/05/2020