Development which will consist of refurbishment works to 24.2 kilometres (km) of…

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24 Aug 2026Application received
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Observed: 21 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Located along the Blundelstown – Mullingar 110 kilovolt (kV) overhead line (OHL) , commencing within Blundelstown in the townland of Harlockstown Co. Meath , and extending to the existing Mullingar 110kV substation in the townland of Irishtown Cou. Proposal excerpt: “development which will consist of refurbishment works to 24.2 kilometres (km) of OHL; comprising provision of fibre wrap; replacement of 7 no. steel towers; replacement of 73 no. pole-sets/poles; replacement of 9 no. pol…”

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Location & nearby applications

Located along the Blundelstown – Mullingar 110 kilovolt (kV) overhead line (OHL) , commencing within Blundelstown in the townland of Harlockstown Co. Meath , and extending to the existing Mullingar 110kV substation in the townland of Irishtown Cou

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Nearby applications

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construction of a new single storey type dwelling house, domestic garage, upgrading of an existing agricultural entrance to a…About 300 m · Clonlost Killucan , Mullingar , WestmeathRef 2660225 · Permission granted with conditions
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permission to construct 01 No. dwelling, garage, wastewater treatment system & percolating area and all associated Site works…About 3.4 km · Cooksborough Cloghan , Mullingar , Co Westmeath.Ref 2660394 · New Application
A 10-year planning permission and a 40-year operational life for a solar energy development with a total site area of 157 hec…About 3.8 km · Hiskinstown Ballygillin Ballynacor Stonestown Corbetstown Higginstown Sionhill , Hodgestown Dardistown Graffanstown Reynella Balrath East Chanonstown and Clonlost , Co. WestmeathRef 2560268 · Permission granted with conditions
RETENTION permission to retain the extension at the rear of my existing dwelling consisting of a dining area on ground floor…About 4.0 km · Fennor , Collinstown , Co WestmeathRef 2660231 · Permission granted with conditions

Documents & sources

Westmeath County Council · Reference 2660445

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: f8b6d6071b534e8fe566a1e26fe596f618e461a8192052191e8e2d4f9d646699

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: f8b6d6071b534e8fe566a1e26fe596f618e461a8192052191e8e2d4f9d646699

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-21T10:01:00.026799+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file

development which will consist of refurbishment works to 24.2 kilometres (km) of OHL; comprising provision of fibre wrap; replacement of 7 no. steel towers; replacement of 73 no. pole-sets/poles; replacement of 9 no. pole-set cross arms only; refurbishment work to 19 no. wooden pole-sets; and the treatment and painting of 2 no. steel towers. These structures (No’s. 182-299) and the associated OHL lie between where the OHL crosses the border into County Westmeath in the townland of Grange More, to where the OHL ties-in to the existing Mullingar 110kV substation in the townland of Irishtown, crossing the County Westmeath townlands of Grange More, Craddanstown, Joristown Lower, Priesttown, Clonreagh, Corbetstown, Higginstown, Hodgestown, Millerstown, Corbally, Edmondstown, Clonlost, Clonickilvant, Ballycor, Aghadaugh, Killynan (Cooke), Mountrobert, Macetown, Rathconnell, Clonsheever, Culleen Beg, Robinstown (Levinge), Ballyglass and Irishtown. The Proposed Development also includes 1 no. temporary Construction Compound in the townland of Aghadaugh. The refurbishment works in County Westmeath will consist of: the replacement (‘restringing’) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires; the installation of fibre wrap; replacement of 7 no. steel towers and 73 no. wooden pole-sets/poles with similar dimensions and heights as the existing (replacement towers will be no more than 0.5m taller than existing and replacement pole-sets/poles will be no more than 3m taller than existing); installation of replacement parts on towers and pole-sets; foundation refurbishment / strengthening and recapping / clearing of shear blocks; treatment and painting of towers to be retained; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation works, site clearance and levelling at the 1 no. temporary construction compound; temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure, one of which is within the curtilage of Millerstown House (protected structure RPS No. 020-050), in the townland of Millerstown; and all associated works required to facilitate the Proposed Development A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

Application details

Reference: 2660445
Applicant: EirGrid Plc.
Site address: Located along the Blundelstown – Mullingar 110 kilovolt (kV) overhead line (OHL) , commencing within Blundelstown in the townland of Harlockstown Co. Meath , and extending to the existing Mullingar 110kV substation in the townland of Irishtown Cou
Homes in source field: 0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²): 0
Application type: PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome: New Application
Date received: August 24, 2026
Decision due: October 18, 2026
Authority: Westmeath County Council

All recorded updates to this application

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2026-09-16
- Source status: PRE-VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION
2026-09-21
- Source status: PRE_VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION

Source differences

Proposal description: {"NPAD": "development which will consist of refurbishment works to 24.2 kilometres (km) of OHL; comprising provision of fibre wrap; replacement of 7 no. steel towers; replacement of 73 no. pole-sets/poles; replacement of 9 no. pole-set cross arms only; refurbishment work to 19 no. wooden pole-sets; and the treatment and painting of 2 no. steel towers. These structures (No’s. 182-299) and the associated OHL lie between where the OHL crosses the border into County Westmeath \r\nin the townland of Grange More, to where the OHL ties-in to the existing Mullingar 110kV substation in the townland of Irishtown, crossing the County Westmeath townlands of Grange More, Craddanstown, Joristown Lower, Priesttown, Clonreagh, Corbetstown, Higginstown, Hodgestown, Millerstown, \r\nCorbally, Edmondstown, Clonlost, Clonickilvant, Ballycor, Aghadaugh, Killynan (Cooke), Mountrobert, Macetown, Rathconnell, Clonsheever, Culleen Beg, Robinstown (Levinge), Ballyglass and Irishtown. The Proposed Development also includes 1 no. temporary Construction Compound in the townland of Aghadaugh. \r\nThe refurbishment works in County Westmeath will consist of: the replacement (‘restringing’) of the existing OHL circuit conductor wires; the installation of fibre wrap; replacement of 7 no. steel towers and 73 no. wooden pole-sets/poles with similar dimensions and heights as the existing (replacement towers will be no more than 0.5m taller than existing and replacement pole-sets/poles will be no more than 3m taller than existing); installation of replacement parts on towers and pole-sets; foundation refurbishment / strengthening and recapping / clearing of shear blocks; treatment and painting of towers to be retained; all associated site development works, including temporary works areas; clearance of shear block bases; vegetation maintenance works; ancillary site preparation \r\nworks, site clearance and levelling at the 1 no. temporary construction compound; temporary works to existing tracks and new temporary access routes to each structure, one of which is within the curtilage of Millerstown House (protected structure RPS No. 020-050), in the townland of Millerstown; and all associated works required to facilitate the Proposed Development\r\n\r\nA Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.", "ePlan": "development which will consist of refurbishment works to 24.2 kilometres (km) of OHL; comprising pro..."}
Site address: {"NPAD": "Located along the Blundelstown – Mullingar 110 kilovolt (kV) overhead line (OHL) , commencing within Blundelstown in the townland of Harlockstown Co. Meath , and extending to the existing Mullingar 110kV substation in the townland of Irishtown Cou", "ePlan": "Located along the Blundelstown – Mullingar 110 kilovolt (kV) overhead line (OHL), commencing within Blundelstown, in the townland of Harlockstown, Co. Meath, and extending to the existing Mullingar 110kV substation in the townland of Irishtown, County Westmeath. (Full townland list provided in PECR)"}
detail_url: {"NPAD": "http://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660445/0", "ePlan": "https://www.eplanning.ie/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660445/0"}

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