Advice to Dun laoghaire-Rathdown CC
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- Dun laoghaire-Rathdown CC
- Date advice given
- 20 December 2013
- Enquiry type
The senior planner at Dun laoghaire-Rathdown County Council requested the GPS coordinates of the proposed windfarm location and a site location map showing the location relevant to the Irish Coast.
The Planning Inspectorate's response was by email.
Advice given
Thank you for your enquiry regarding the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm application, requesting the coordinates for this proposed nationally significant infrastructure project.
I have copied the site description and coordinates from the applicant?s application form for your information, which is published on the project page of our website along with the supporting application documents.
Application Form (Doc 1.2): http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/wp-content/ipc/uploads/projects/EN010027/2.%20Post-Submission/Application%20Documents/Application%20Form/1.2%20Application%20Form.pdf
Section 6. Location or Route of the Development Proposal Description of location of application site(s), or route of development (reference to appropriate plans)
?The proposed Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm is located approximately 19 km west-south-west of the Isle of Walney coast in Cumbria, 26 km south-west from the Millom coast, 35 km north-west from the Fleetwood and Blackpool coast, and 31 km south-east from the Isle of Man. The total area of the Agreement for Lease ("AfL") Site is 149 km2.
The offshore export cables will run eastwards from the offshore AfL Site making landfall in the area of Middleton Sands, within Morecambe Bay.
The onshore cable route heads generally north-east from the landfall site towards the eastern side of the village of Middleton, before heading in a northerly direction towards the onshore Substation Site adjacent to the proposed National Grid Middleton substation. The onshore cable route is approximately 3.7 km long.
The onshore Substation site is located to the north of the A683, to the east of the roundabout of the A683 with Imperial Road and to the east of the site of the proposed National Grid Middleton substation.
Full details of the application site and route of development are shown on the Location Plan (Document reference2.1) Works Plans (Document reference 2.4.1 to 2.4.3). The location of the Project is described in more detail in Chapter 4 of the ES (Document reference 10.1.4).
Start grid reference Easting 274648 Northing 472873
Middle grid reference Easting 341681 Northing 457067
End grid Easting 342260 Northing 460325
Start grid reference - furthest point offshore (Order Limits and Grid Coordinates Plan Document reference 2.3.2)
Middle grid reference - landfall (Transition Jointing Bay) (Order Limits and Grid Coordinates Plan Document reference 2.3.3)
End grid reference - Onshore Substation (Order Limits and Grid Coordinates Plan Document reference 2.3.3)?.
I also provide links to the applicant?s plans which may assist in your enquiry:
Location Plan (Doc. 2.1) http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/wp-content/ipc/uploads/projects/EN010027/2.%20Post-Submission/Application%20Documents/Plans/2.1%20Location%20Plan.pdf
Works Plan (Doc. 2.4.1 to 2.4.3) http://infrastructure.planningportal.gov.uk/wp-content/ipc/uploads/projects/EN010027/2.%20Post-Submission/Application%20Documents/Plans/2.4.1%20Works%20Plan%20-%20Key%20Plan.pdf