An application has been submitted to An Bord Pleanála for a wind farm near Melleray, Cappoquin, at the foot of the Knockmealdown Mountains.
The application for the Strategic Infrastructure Development was submitted on June 6th last by Sligo-based Jennings O’Donovan and Partners Limited Consulting Engineers on behalf of Dyrick Hill Wind Farm Limited.
An Bord Pleanála previously determined that the proposed wind farm is a Strategic Infrastructure Development, meaning that any planning application for the proposed development is to be made to An Bord Pleanála and not to Waterford City and County Council.
The company are seeking to construct up to 12 wind turbines and related works in the townlands of Dyrick, Ballynaguilkee Upper, Broemountain and Lisleaghmountain, at the foot of the Knockmealdowns.
It’s envisioned that the 12-turbine wind farm will generate up to 74.4 MW of electricity to power over 43,000 homes.
The site of the proposed wind farm extends to around 463 hectares, and the company reports there are 112 Eircodes within two kilometres of the proposed turbines, while a separation distance of 740 metres has been achieved from all occupied dwellings, with the exception of one, which is in the ownership of a financially involved third party,
An Bord Pleanála said a decision on the planning application will be made on or by 5th December, 2023.
