Council chiefs to recommend that An Bord Pleanála rejects Cork windfarm

Proposed 14-turbine project near Ballyvourney 'in an environmentally sensitive area'

The 14-turbine project at Gortnatrubbid, Ballyvourney, has been submitted directly to An Bord Pleanála because it is regarded as a strategic infrastructure development. File picture: Denis Minihane

Cork County Council bosses are to recommend to An Bord Pleanála that it refuses planning permission for a large windfarm near Ballyvourney because it is in an environmentally sensitive area.

The 14-turbine project at Gortnatrubbid, Ballyvourney, has been submitted directly to An Bord Pleanála because it is regarded as a strategic infrastructure development (SID).