Planning application to be lodged soon for 14-turbine windfarm in Múscraí Gaeltacht

Turbines on Gortyrahilly site will have ground-to-blade-tip height of up of 185m, taller than those planned for Gougane Barra, which caused major public outcry

Concerns over the number of turbines in the area were high on the list of issues raised by people attending recent community engagement clinics held by the Gortyrahilly developers. File picture

An application is to be submitted to An Bord Pleanála within weeks for the latest windfarm proposed for Cork’s Múscraí Gaeltacht — a development of 14 turbines, taller than those planned near Gougane Barra.

Late August or September is the revised target for the submission of plans by SSE Renewables and Futurenergy Ireland, which is co-owned by Coillte and ESB, for Gortyrahilly windfarm on an extensive 667-hectare site 4km south-west of Baile Mhúirne.