The Proposed Development

A planning application is expected to be lodged with Tipperary County Council or An Bord Pleanála in the coming months.

The locations of the proposed wind turbines, and all other proposed infrastructure locations will be informed by rigorous site investigations and assessments carried out over a two-year period including:

  • Ecological surveys

  • Ornithological surveys

  • Hydrological and geological site investigations, including site-specific flood modelling

  • Archaeological surveys

  • Shadow flicker modelling

  • Noise modelling

  • Landscape and visual assessment

Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR)

The planning application for the proposed development will be accompanied by an EIAR. This will be publicly accessible and will address the following headings:

  • Population & Human Health

  • Biodiversity

  • Soils & Geology

  • Water

  • Noise & Vibration

  • Air Quality & Climate

  • Landscape & Visual

  • Traffic & Transportation

  • Culture & Heritage


Planning

A planning application is expected to be lodged with An Bord Pleanála in the coming months.

We are currently in discussions with Coillte about the possibility of including sections of Coillte property in the proposal in addition to other third-party lands. If you have any Coillte related queries please contact lsinfo@coillte.ie

Next Steps

A Community Liaison Officer (CLO) has been appointed, who will be the point of contact with the local community in relation to the proposed wind farm.

The CLO is calling to each house within a 1.5km radius of the proposed wind farm site providing information, including a summary of the proposed project. This door-to-door visit will be followed up by an information event in the near future in a local community hall/venue where MKO and AIR personnel will be available to discuss the project with the community, supported up by printed and digital maps/reports, etc to explain the project.

The in-person event will be complimented online with a virtual room containing all the same documentation which will allow members of the community to view the relevant information in their own time.

Upon completion of the EIAR, Carrow Renewable Energy Limited intends to submit a planning application to An Bord Pleanála in the coming months. The application will include:

  • Application forms and public notices

  • Planning drawings

  • Environmental Impact Assessment Report

  • Natura Impact Statement

Notification of the intention to lodge these applications will be placed in relevant newspapers. Once submitted, all planning application documents and drawings will be available for viewing in the offices of An Bord Pleanála and Tipperary County Council. The information will also be available to view online, it usually takes a few days for the information to be uploaded.

Carrow Renewable Energy Limited will provide updates on the project progress through the Carrow Renewables Wind Farm website, including the date of lodgment of application.

Following lodgment of the application, members of the community can make submissions to the planning authority during the assigned public consultation period. Carrow Renewable Energy Limited will continue to be available to discuss any individual queries in relation to the application.