Planning application
Lands 335m north of 30 Garvaghy Road, Banbridge BT32 3SZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Section 54 application to vary Conditions Nos. 7 and 8 of planning approval LA08/2021/0223/F (replacement of the existing wind turbine (51.5m hub height and 66.5m tip height) as approved in application Q/2012/0372/F with a V52 wind turbine up to 51.9m hub height and up to 77.9m tip height, electrical cabinets, hard standing area and all associated and ancillary works.) Condition no.7 shall be amended to read: “Within 21 days of a written request by the Council, following a noise complaint which it judges to be reasonable from the occupant of a dwelling which lawfully exists or has planning permission for construction at the date of this consent, the wind turbine operator shall, at their expense employ a suitably qualified and competent person to assess the level of noise emissions from the wind turbine at the complainant’s property following the procedures described in pages 102-109 of ETSU-R-97.” Condition no.8 shall be amended to read: “The wind farm operator shall provide to the Council the independent consultant’s assessment of the rating level of noise emissions within 3 months of the date of the written request from the Council following a reasonable noise complaint unless otherwise agreed by the Council. The assessment shall include all data collected for the purposes of undertaking the compliance measurements and analysis.”
As published by the council, reference LA08/2024/1247/S54
Application record
- Reference
- LA08/2024/1247/S54
- Type
- Section 54
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 22 Oct 2024
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2024
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Gransha
- Postcode
- BT32 3SZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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LA08/2025/1419/S54 Granted
Lands 335m north of 30 Garvaghy Road, Banbridge BT32 3SZ
Section 54 application to vary Condition 2 of planning approval LA08/2024/1247/S54 (replacement of the existing wind turbine (51.5m hub height and 66.5m tip height) as approved in application Q/2012/0372/F with a V52 wind turbine up to 51.9m hub height and up to 77.9m tip height, electrical cabinets, hard standing area and all associated and ancillary works.) Condition 2 shall be amended to read: “All above ground structures shall be dismantled and removed from the application site 30 years from the date when the wind turbine is commissioned to the electricity grid or prior to that date if electricity generation has ceased for a period of 12 months or more (unless further consent has been granted) and the land restored in accordance with a restoration scheme details of which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council.”
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2024
Received by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon
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23 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Granted
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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LA08/2025/1419/S54 Granted
Lands 335m north of 30 Garvaghy Road, Banbridge BT32 3SZ
Section 54 application to vary Condition 2 of planning approval LA08/2024/1247/S54 (replacement of the existing wind turbine (51.5m hub height and 66.5m tip height) as approved in application Q/2012/0372/F with a V52 wind turbine up to 51.9m hub height and up to 77.9m tip height, electrical cabinets, hard standing area and all associated and ancillary works.) Condition 2 shall be amended to read: “All above ground structures shall be dismantled and removed from the application site 30 years from the date when the wind turbine is commissioned to the electricity grid or prior to that date if electricity generation has ceased for a period of 12 months or more (unless further consent has been granted) and the land restored in accordance with a restoration scheme details of which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council.”
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Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon granted permission on 23 December 2024, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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Lands 335m north of 30 Garvaghy Road, Banbridge BT32 3SZ
Section 54 application to vary Condition 2 of planning approval LA08/2024/1247/S54 (replacement of the existing wind turbine (51.5m hub height and 66.5m tip height) as approved in application Q/2012/0372/F with a V52 wind turbine up to 51.9m hub height and up to 77.9m tip height, electrical cabinets, hard standing area and all associated and ancillary works.) Condition 2 shall be amended to read: “All above ground structures shall be dismantled and removed from the application site 30 years from the date when the wind turbine is commissioned to the electricity grid or prior to that date if electricity generation has ceased for a period of 12 months or more (unless further consent has been granted) and the land restored in accordance with a restoration scheme details of which shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Council.”
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