Plans for 25 wind turbines between Youghal and Dungarvan

German-based Innogy SE, in partnership with Dublin-based Highfield Energy, plans to construct 25 turbines, 150 metres high on a 3,500 acre site in an area known as Lyrenacarriga.

The ruling means the company can bypass the respective local authorities and seek planning directly from An Bord Pleanála. Fike image

An Bord Pleanála has granted Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) status to a massive wind farm proposal straddling the east Cork/west Waterford border.

German-based Innogy SE Ltd, through its subsidiary Innogy Renewables Ireland Ltd. and in partnership with Dublin-based Highfield Energy Ltd., plans to construct 25 turbines, 150 metres high on a 3,500 acre site in an area known as Lyrenacarriga.