Advice to Bairbre Ni Bhraonain
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- Bairbre Ni Bhraonain
- Date advice given
- 14 January 2014
- Enquiry type
E-mail received from Bairbre Ni Bhraonain:
This is Bairbre Ni Bhraonain of the Dun Laoghaire Gazette. Can you tell me how far from the Irish shore the wind farm proposed for the Walney Extension will be? Will you be crossing into Irish territory? What are the transboundary effects Dun Laoghaire County Council speaks of that entitle the residents of that county to be publicly consulted in the planning process for the wind farm?
Advice given
Response from the Planning Inspectorate:
An application has been submitted to the Planning Inspectorate for an extension to the Walney wind farm off the Cumbrian Coast. Our project page is at http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/Walney, which contains all of the application and examination documents. The project is approximately 19km from the coast of Walney Island (Barrow), partly in UK Territorial waters, the remainder on the UK continental shelf between England and the Isle of Man.
The Planning Inspectorate, on behalf of the British Government, has screened the possible likely significant effects of the development to other territories. The report is at http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/wp-content/ipc/uploads/projects/EN010027/2.%20Post-Submission/EIA/Regulation%2024/131029_EN010027_Transboundary%20Screening.doc.pdf. The Republic of Ireland has been included in relation to commercial fishing and migratory avian species.
Consequently, the Irish Government is invited to comment on the proposals as they are being examined. As part of their own processes, it seems that local councils such as Dun Laoghaire are undertaking public consultation into the proposals.
You may wish to contact the developer for further information; their project page is at http://www.dongenergy.com/walneyextension/Pages/index.aspx