FS007283 Banba Wind Ltd., Site Investigations for proposed Offshore Wind Farm, off Counties Wicklow and Dublin

Name:

Banba Wind Limited

Address:

15 The Seapoint Building, 44/45 Clontarf Road, Dublin 3

Description:

Foreshore licence application for site investigation activities to undertake a variety of marine surveys at the Foreshore Licence Application Area in order to inform the specific location, design and layout of the proposed offshore wind farm and export cable route to shore. The surveys will include geophysical, geotechnical, environmental, metocean campaigns. The objectives of the site investigations and marine surveys is to determine detailed site conditions including seafloor geology, metocean conditions and environmental characteristics. The survey results will inform the planning and design of a proposed wind farm.

Location:

Off County Wicklow and County Dublin.

Under Section 19 of the Foreshore Act 1933, and Regulation 42(6) of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011

Viewing Locations:

• Kevin Street Garda Station, 41 Kevin Street Upper, Dublin

+353 1 666 9400

Open 24 hours a day

• Fingal County Council, County Buildings, Whitegates, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow, A67 FW96

+353 404 20100

Open times Monday – Friday 9am to 5pm

• Arklow Library, Main Street, Arklow, Co. Wicklow, Y14 PY61

+353 402 39977

Open times as follows: Monday 10am to 5pm, Tuesday 10am to 8.30pm, Wednesday 10am to 5pm, Thursday 10am to 8.30pm, Friday 10am to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm

County:

Wicklow & Dublin

Commencement Date:

Thursday, 27 April 2023

Closing Date:

Friday, 26 May 2023

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Making a submission:

Submissions can be made to: Foreshore Section, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Newtown Road, Wexford, Co Wexford or foreshoreORE@housing.gov.ie .

Submissions received outside of the public consultation period cannot be considered.

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Terms and Conditions

All submissions and comments submitted to the Department for this purpose are subject to release under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2014 and the European Communities (Access to Information on the Environment) Regulations 2007-2014. Submissions are also subject to Data Protection legislation.

Personal, confidential or commercially sensitive information should not be included in your submission and it will be presumed that all information contained in your submission is releasable under the Freedom of Information Act 2014.

What we will do with your response:

The information provided by respondents will inform the decision-making process regarding this foreshore consent application.

Please note that submissions received may be made available on the Department’s website, unless otherwise requested. In any event, all submissions received will be subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act and Data Protection legislation.

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