Planning application · Co. Kildare
New 38kV electricity circuit between the existing Kildare ESB…, Co. Kildare
Granted 17 Jan 2024
Key facts
- Planning application 23810 at Co. Kildare: New 38kV electricity circuit between the existing Kildare ESB…
- It was received by Kildare County Council on 26 Jul 2023.
- Status: Granted 17 Jan 2024.
- Permission was granted on 17 Jan 2024 and 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 Kildare County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
New 38kV electricity circuit between the existing Kildare ESB…
a new 38kV electricity circuit between the existing Kildare ESB substation and the existing Newbridge ESB substation County Kildare. The circuit will be c. 8.5km in length and will consist of c. 7km of overhead line (OHL) and c. 1.5km of underground cable (UGC). The OHL structures (48 No.) will consist of single and double wood polesets, with a height above ground level ranging from c. 9.7m to c. 18m and will require below ground foundations and staywires at specific locations. The UGC will primarily run along public roads and will consist of electrical cables laid in underground ducts buried in a trench (with varying dimensions between c.0.6m and c. 0.9m width and a depth of c.1.2m). Permission is sought for all associated works including temporary works such as the creation of access ways and ancillary temporary and permanent works. Revised by Significant further information which consists of Natura Impact Statement (NIS)
Description as published by the council. Its text starts part-way through a sentence.
- Location
- Co. Kildare Map
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Planning reference
- 23810
Numbers and dates
- Received
- 26 Jul 2023
- Granted
- 17 Jan 2024
Timeline
- Application received
- Granted
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 23810 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Kildare 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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