Infrastructure · Co. Cork
Gneeves Wind Farm Gneeves Near Millstreet Co. Cork
Granted 21 Jan 2026 (final grant issued 19 Mar 2026)
Key facts
- Planning application 24/6475 at Gneeves Wind Farm Gneeves Near Millstreet Co. Cork: Fifteen.
- It was received by Cork County Council on 30 Dec 2024.
- Status: Granted 21 Jan 2026 (final grant issued 19 Mar 2026).
- Permission was granted on 21 Jan 2026 and the final grant issued on 19 Mar 2026. No site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.
Source: the Cork County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
Fifteen
A fifteen (15) year planning permission for continuation of the operational life of the existing Gneeves wind farm from the date of expiration (November 2025) of the current planning permission (N/99/616, 03/6585, 04/188). The site measures 10.101 hectares. The existing wind farm consists of the following; 11 no. existing, operational Vestas V52 wind turbines, 8 no. turbines have a tip height of 91 m and a hub height of 65m, the remaining 3 no. turbines have a tip height of 76.1m and a hub height of 49m. All 11turbines have a rotor diameter of 52m. 1 no. existing operational onsite substation compound, the compound comprises: 38kV electrical substation, a control building, associated electrical plant and equipment, security fencing, associated underground cabling, existing site access tracks and 11 no. turbine hardstandings, existing operational site drainage infrastructure and associated works, including maintenance and improvement works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) and Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) have been prepared in relation to the project and accompany this planning application.
- Location
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- Council
- Cork County Council
- Planning reference
- 24/6475
Numbers and dates
- Project type
- Infrastructure
- Received
- 30 Dec 2024
- Decision to grant
- 21 Jan 2026
- Final grant
- 19 Mar 2026
Timeline
- Application received
- Decision to grant
- Final grant issued
Site history
This site's history
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Earlier permission 03/6585 for this site: granted 20 Feb 2004.
Modifications to windfarm permitted under Reg. No. N/99/0616 to include increase of the turbine height from 44m to 65m Named in this application's description -
Earlier permission 04/188 for this site: granted 9 Jul 2004.
Extension to windfarm permitted under reg. no. N/99/0616 to consist of 4 no. wind turbines (hub height 65m, blade tip 91m), construction of… Named in this application's description
Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.
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Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 24/6475 on planning.agileapplications.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Cork County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
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