HomeMy WebLinkAbout2560400 - F.I. Request Letter
01/12/2025
Art Generation Limited
C/O Barry McGinn
30 Drumcondra Road Upper
Drumcondra
Dublin 9
D09 FT7K
Re: Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended).
Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended).
25/60400 - 10-Year planning permission for development. The development will consist of the
construction of a Single Turbine Wind Farm development on a 7.64-hectare site consisting of:- a) A
single 4.8-megawatt (MW) wind turbine with an overall tip height of 143.8 metres, comprising a
rotor diameter of 133.2m and a hub height 78m;b) Wind turbine foundation, crane hardstanding
and assembly area; c) Temporary Construction Compound; d) Upgrade of an existing field entrance
to new wind farm site entrance; e) Upgrading and widening of existing access tracks; f)New access
tracks; g) A new 10.5m clear span bridge crossing an existing stream; h) Demolition of the ruinous
remains of two old stone buildings; i) An on-site 20kV electrical substation; j) Electrical and
communication cabling within private lands; k) Underground 20kV grid connection within private
lands and within the R183 public road connecting to the existing ESB Clones 38kV Substation; l) Tree
felling, landscaping and reinstatement works; and m) All associated ancillary works. The operational
lifespan of the development will be 35-years from the date of commissioning. This development is
covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is
important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and
Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the
provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply at
The site is located within the townlands of Carney's Island, Altartate Glebe, Legarhill, and Clonavilla,
County Monaghan..
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Dear Sir/Madam,
With reference to the above application, I am to inform you that the information submitted is not
adequate to enable a decision to be made.
In accordance with the provisions of Article 33 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001
(as amended) you are hereby requested to submit further information as set out on the attached
page.
Article 33(3) states that “where a requirement under sub-article (1) or sub-article (2) (Clarification)
is not complied with within the period of 6 months from the date of the requirement for further
information, or such additional period, not exceeding 3 months, as may be agreed by the Planning
Authority, the planning application shall be declared to be withdrawn”.
It should be noted that you will be required to give notice in an approved newspaper under article
35(1)(a) and erect a site notice in accordance with Article 35 (1)(b) of the Planning and Development
Regulations 2001 (as amended) if the further information received is considered to contain
significant additional data.
Please Note: 4 copies of Additional Information to be submitted. In the case of Significantly
Different Information, 6 copies of additional information to be submitted.
Yours faithfully,
__________________________
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER
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25/60400 Art Generation Limited The site is located within the townlands of
Carney's Island, Altartate Glebe,, Legarhill,
and Clonavilla,, County Monaghan.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1. A submission has been received from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage.
The applicant is requested to review this submission and provide further information on the
potential for ornithological impacts arising from the proposed development and further details on
the assessments conducted including observational data.
2. Section 15.22.8 of the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031 states that development
should be restricted and/or limited in areas which are at risk of flooding, unless it can be
demonstrated that the proposed development has addressed the flooding concerns which exist.
The Office of Public Works flood maps indicate that part of the application site is vulnerable to fluvial
flooding.
In this regard, the Applicant shall submit a Flood Risk Assessment for the proposed development,
completed by a competent professional with hydrological experience, confirming that the
development:
• Will not be at risk of flooding
• Will not exacerbate flooding in the immediate vicinity or wider area.
• Will not obstruct or impede important flow paths
• Will not result in residual risks to the area and/or development that cannot be managed to
an acceptable level.
The flood risk assessment shall also clearly demonstrate proposed management of any residual
risks.
3. Submit a revised site layout plan indicating how a clear and unobstructed visibility splay of 120m in
each direction onto the Regional Road (R-183-4)) can be achieved at the proposed entrance. The
required visibility splays should be provided from a point in the centre of the entrance, 2.4 metres
from the road edge at a height of 1.05 metre above ground level measured to the nearside road
edge in both directions. The submitted revised site layout plan should demonstrate all necessary
site work, including the extent of the front boundary hedge and trees which would be required to
be removed/trimmed, re-grading of side banks etc to achieve these sight distances. The Area within
the visibility slays shall be cleared to provide a level surface no higher than 250 mm above the level
of the adjoining carriageway and shall be retained and kept clear thereafter. Any pole or column
materially affecting visibility must also be removed.
Where visibility splays cross over land not in the ownership of the applicant, legal agreements with
adjoining landowner/s giving their consent for the removal, and or setting back of hedgerow/s, and
or, maintenance of hedges to provide the required sight distance shall be submitted to the Planning
Authority.
4. It is noted that a ten year planning permission is sought. No justification has been provided for this.
In this regard, and in the context of RED III provisions, the applicant shall justify why it is considered
a ten year permission is appropriate.
5. The Planning Authority has received a number of third-party submission in respect of the proposed
development. The applicant is invited to review the content of same and provide a detailed
response to the issues raised.
The planner dealing with this application is Darragh McAdam