Department for Infrastructure - Application accompanied by an Environmental Statement – Additional Information

The Planning (General Development
Procedure) Order (Northern Ireland) 2015
(Article 8)
The Planning (Environmental Impact
Assessment) Regulations (Northern
Ireland) 2017 (Regulation 18)

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Application No: LA02/2021/1205/F
Proposal: Proposed wind farm comprising 9 three-bladed, horizontal axis wind turbines,
each up to a maximum of 180m to tip height, associated external electricity transformers;
underground cabling; a newly created site entrance; access tracks; turning heads; crane
hardstandings; control building and substation compound, 4 battery energy storage
containers, tree felling, offsite areas of widening to the public road and all ancillary works.
During construction and commissioning there would be a number of temporary works
including a construction compound with car parking; temporary parts of crane hardstandings
and welfare facilities (Amended proposal)
Location: The application site is located approximately 5km to the South West of the village
of Carnlough Village and 5km west of Glenarm, Co. Antrim in the townlands of Drumourne
Unshinagh Mountain, Unshinagh South, Ticloy, Slane, Cregcattan (part of Galdnagh) and
Aughareamlag. The proposed site entrance is located to the eastern boundary of the site and
is approximately 150m north of Doonan Leap Car park. The southern boundary of the site
is approximately 380m from the Slane Road with the northern site boundary approximately
2.4 km from the village of Carnlough
An application for planning permission has been made to the Department and is accompanied
by an environmental statement. Additional environmental information (FEI 2026), an amended
description and amended drawings have been received.
The planning application, environmental statement and additional information may be viewed
on the Planning Register via

https://planningregister.planningsystemni.gov.uk/simple-search

using the application reference number above. If you are unable to access the Planning
Register, please contact us by email at

planning@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk

and we will
assist you.
The environmental statement and additional information are available for inspection free of
charge at the Department’s offices at James House, Gasworks Site, 2-4 Cromac Avenue,
Belfast, BT7 2JA during the hours of 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank and public
holidays) and by appointment AND during normal library opening hours at Carnlough Library,
32 Harbour Rd, Carnlough, Ballymena BT44 0EU Tel: 028 2888 5552, also by appointment.
Copies of the environmental statement are available for purchase in digital or hard copy
format, while stocks last. The hard copy cost of the FEI submission is £50. Digital copies
(USB) are free. Digital and hard copies can be obtained from RES Ltd, Willowbank Business
Park, Willowbank Road, Millbrook, Larne, BT40 2SF, Email:

jennifer.mccorry@res-group.com

Phone: 028 2844 0580. Copies of the FEI submission can also be downloaded free of charge
from

http://www.Unshinagh-windfarm.co.uk.

Written representations on this application should be forwarded to the Regional Planning
Policy & Casework Directorate, James House, Gasworks Site, 2-4 Cromac Avenue, Belfast,
BT7 2JA or via email address

planning@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk

not later than 30 days from
the date of this advertisement. Representations can also be made via the Planning Portal
using the link above. The Department welcomes views and information on potential equality
impacts of this proposal on Section 75 groups, i.e. people of different religious belief, political
opinion, racial group, age, disability, dependency status, gender, marital status, and sexual
orientation. If you believe the development may affect any of these groups, please include
this in your representation.
Please quote the reference number in all correspondence.