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Planning near you · Cork · Ref 1938211

Permission... for the construction of a new 110kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) building…

Kilbarry 110kV Substation, Old Whitechurch Road, Kilnap Cork

Final grant

Council decision recorded: June 10, 2019

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
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    Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: received_date

  2. Council decisionGranted with conditions
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    Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: decision_date

  3. Grant recorded
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    Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: _grant_date

What changed

First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 25 October 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Kilbarry 110kV Substation , Old Whitechurch Road , Kilnap Cork. Proposal excerpt: “Permission... for the construction of a new 110kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) building, located entirely within the footprint of the existing Kilbarry 110 kV Substation, measuring approximately 603.5m2 and 15m in heig…” Demolition is included in the proposal description.

Location & nearby applications

Kilbarry 110kV Substation , Old Whitechurch Road , Kilnap Cork

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Documents & sources

Cork City Council · Reference 1938211

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Source records and verification details

Change record: Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Latest source observation retained: 2026-10-25T15:50:35.500693+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-10-20.

Full description from the council file
Permission... for the construction of a new 110kV Gas Insulated Switchgear (GIS) building, located entirely within the footprint of the existing Kilbarry 110 kV Substation, measuring approximately 603.5m2 and 15m in height. The works will include the demolition of the existing disused control building and oil storage facility; the removal of three existing 110kV Overhead Line Towers and construction of four Line Cable Interface Masts (LCIM) with a height of up to 23.75m; connection of existing overhead lines to new LCIMs and 110 kV GIS Substation by means of underground cables and overhead line connections; modification to the existing entrance, the internal access roads, fences and internal access gates; temporary construction facilities, compounds, hardstands; and all associated and ancillary development and site works including provision and/or replacement of electrical structures and equipment, drainage works, laying of new or replacement cables and the diversion of existing cables. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted with this application.
Application details
Reference
1938211
Site address
Kilbarry 110kV Substation, Old Whitechurch Road, Kilnap Cork
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Final grant
Date received
January 22, 2019
Decision due
June 10, 2019
Council decision date
June 10, 2019
Authority
Cork City Council

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