Planning & Consultation
Overview
Greenlink has required planning permission in Ireland and Wales for both the marine and onshore works.
The consents required include:
WALES
IRELAND
Converter station
Major Development
– Pembrokeshire County Council
Strategic Infrastructure Development
– An Bord Pleanála
Authorisation to construct
– Commission for the Regulation of Utilities
Onshore cable route
Major Development
- Pembrokeshire County Council
- Pembrokeshire Coast
National Park Authority
Strategic Infrastructure Development
– An Bord Pleanála
Consent to lay electricity lines across lands
- Commission for the Regulation of Utilities
Consent to lay electricity lines under the public road
- Commission for the Regulation of Utilities
Marine cable
Marine Licence
– Natural Resources Wales
Marine Works Licence
– Milford Haven Port Authority
Foreshore Licence
- Department of Housing, Planning and
Local Government (Foreshore Unit)
The planning applications for the onshore components in Wales were unanimously approved in July 2020. The approval by An Bord Pleanála of the onshore planning application in Ireland was announced in September 2021.
All core marine consents in Ireland and Wales have now also been approved.
The Comprehensive Decision covering all the consents required for the project in Ireland was issued in April 2022 by An Bord Pleanála as the designated Competent Authority for EU Projects of Common Interest (PCI).
Full details of all planning applications and supporting documents, including environmental assessments, can be found on our Planning page here
The Comprehensive Decision letter can be downloaded here.