Planning board nixes plans for 11-turbine windfarm in East Cork

Plans to build a windfarm in East Cork using turbines almost double the height of the Elysian Tower have been shot down by An Bord Pleanála on the grounds of a negative visual impact and adverse impact on ecology.

The plans, submitted by Ardglass Windfarm Ltd, an associated company of Lissarda-based Enerco Energy Ltd, proposed building an 11-turbine windfarm between the villages of Dungourney, Castlelyons, Lisgoold, and Ballynoe, in an area known locally as Hogan’s Wood on land owned by Coillte and three local landowners.

Cork County Council refused permission last June. An Bord Pleanála has now also refused the 10-year planning permission, saying: