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RED III Category 1 - extension of the operational life of the Ballycumber wind farm…

Ballycumber North and Ballycumber South,, Co. Wicklow

Final grant

Council decision recorded: August 13, 2026

Applicant
Not supplied in our sources
Proposed use
See council description
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The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: NPAD

    NPAD · source SHA-256: 7c3d5cd2a071876f69722422a64d9bb09b996d63e7f2965f26bd4619b7bdbf24 · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Council decisionGranted with conditions
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    NPAD · source SHA-256: 7c3d5cd2a071876f69722422a64d9bb09b996d63e7f2965f26bd4619b7bdbf24 · field: DecisionDate

  3. Grant recorded
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    NPAD · source SHA-256: 7c3d5cd2a071876f69722422a64d9bb09b996d63e7f2965f26bd4619b7bdbf24 · field: GrantDate

What changed

Updated in the retained record: Source status, Grant recorded.

Compare the previous and updated values

Source status: DECISION MADE → APPLICATION FINALISED; Grant recorded: not supplied → 2026-09-15

Observed: 23 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Ballycumber North and Ballycumber South , , Co. Wicklow. Proposal excerpt: “RED III Category 1 - extension of the operational life of the Ballycumber wind farm located in the townlands of Ballycumber North and Ballycumber South, County Wicklow. the development of which the operational life will …”

Location & nearby applications

Ballycumber North and Ballycumber South , , Co. Wicklow

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Nearby applications

Closest retained records in this county within 5 km, measured between map points. Proximity does not establish a shared site.

Documents & sources

Wicklow County Council · Reference 2660498

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: 7c3d5cd2a071876f69722422a64d9bb09b996d63e7f2965f26bd4619b7bdbf24

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 7c3d5cd2a071876f69722422a64d9bb09b996d63e7f2965f26bd4619b7bdbf24

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-23T09:02:08.354744+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-22.

Full description from the council file
RED III Category 1 - extension of the operational life of the Ballycumber wind farm located in the townlands of Ballycumber North and Ballycumber South, County Wicklow. the development of which the operational life will be extended, consists of • 6 wind turbines with an overall tip height of 131m • anemometry mast • site access tracks • hard standing areas • electrical control building and compound • underground cabling.• ancillary works including drainage, the planning application is for an extension to the operational life of the Ballycumber Wind Farm for a further 15 years from 25 years as granted under An Coimisiún Pleanála reference PL27.241827 Wicklow County Council Pl. Ref. 13/8043 (which replaced the previous permission for a wind farm on the site granted under PL 27.236261, Wicklow County Council Pl. Ref. 09/704), to 40 year
Application details
Reference
2660498
Site address
Ballycumber North and Ballycumber South,, Co. Wicklow
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Final grant
Date received
June 05, 2026
Decision due
August 31, 2026
Council decision date
August 13, 2026
Authority
Wicklow County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-09-23
    • Source status: DECISION MADE → APPLICATION FINALISED
    • Grant recorded: → 2026-09-15

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