Appropriate Assessment Screening
Appropriate assessment screening determinations for EirGrid projects which do not require planning permission.
EirGrid is the decision-making body for Appropriate Assessment (AA) Screening for projects which do not require planning permission. If screening determines AA is not required, we document the assessment findings.
Our determinations are listed below for projects that don't require planning permission.
2024
- CP0866 Great Island 220 kV and Cullenagh 220 kV Station Works Project [Exempted Development] Counties Wexford and Waterford
- CP1468 Kilvinoge 110 kV Station Works and Fibre Wrap of existing 110 kV Great Island – Kilkenny Overhead Line [Exempted Development] Counties Kilkenny and Wexford
- CP1466 Meath Hill Station Works and fibre-wrapping of Louth – Meath Hill 110 kV Overhead Line [Exempted Development] Counties Meath and Louth
- CP1316 Battery Upgrades/Diesel Generator Upgrades at 19 stations [Exempted Development]
- CP1479 Ratrussan Shankill 110 kV OHL Dynamic Line Rating [Exempted Development] Co Cork
- CP1454 Gorman-Maynooth 220 kV Overhead Line Uprate Project [Exempted Development] [Exempted Development] Counties Meath and Kildare
- CP1359 Lenalea 110 kV Station Works Project [Exempted Development] Co Donegal
- CP1004 Killonan-Limerick No.1 110kV Refurbishment Project [Exempted Development] Co Limerick
- CP1146 – Site Investigation Works: Carrickmines to Blackrock - Onshore Cable Replacement Project [Exempted Development] Co Dublin
- CP1334 Newbarn (Finglas) Station Works Project [Exempted Development] Co Dublin
- CP1301 Dundalk-Louth 110 kV Uprate Overhead Line Project [Exempted Development] Counties Louth and Monaghan
- CP1250 Sprecher and Schuh CB Replacements [Exempted Development] Counties Cork, Waterford, Kildare, Kerry and Limerick
- CP1449 Midleton 110 kV Station Works Project [Exempted Development] Co Cork
- CP1356 – Gortawee 110 kV Station Works Project [Exempted Development] Co Cavan
- CP1346 Meath Hill Station Works Project [Exempted Development] (Co Meath)
- CP1471 Lisdrum-Louth 110kV Overhead Line (OHL) Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) Device Project [Exempted Development] Co Monaghan & Co Louth
- CP1314 and CP1315 Dynamic Line Rating for Baroda Newbridge and Baroda Monread [Exempted Development], Co Kildare
- CP1304 Transformer Works at Louth 220 kV Substation, Flagford 220 kV Substation, Thurles 110 kV Substation and Ballynahulla 220 kV Substation [Exempted Development] Co Louth, Co Roscommon, Co Tipperary and Co Kerry
- CP1450 Ardnacrusha-Drumline 110kV Overhead Line (OHL) Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) Device Project [Exempted Development] Co Clare
- CP1473 Meath Hill-Louth 110kV Overhead Line (OHL) Dynamic Line Rating (DLR) Device Project [Exempted Development] Co Meath & Co Louth
- CP1418 - Oaklands 110 kV Station (Arklow Substation Works Project) [Exempted Development] Co Wicklow
- CP1314 Monread Station Works
- CP1315 Newbridge Station Works
- CP1423 Cashla-Tynagh 220kV Refurbishment Project [Exempted Development] Co Galway
- CP1467 Ardnacrusha 110kV Station Works (Caherhurly) Project [Exempted Development] Co Clare
- CP1452 Poolbeg 220 kV Station Works Project [Exempted Development] Co Dublin
- CP1213 Belcamp Station Works [Exempted Development] Co Dublin
- CP1435 Drumline-Ennis OHL Dynamic Line Rating Device [Exempted Development]
Co Clare - CP1424 Tarbert 220 kV Station Works [Exempted Development] Co Kerry
- Circuit Alteration Request – Gallanstown – Platin 110 kV [Exempted Development] Co Meath
2023
- CP1342 Louth 220 kV [Exempted Development] Co Louth
- CP1430 Lanesboro 110 kV Station Works [Exempted Development] Co Longford
- CP1212 Bandon-Raffeen 110 kV Overhead Line Uprate Project [Exempted Development] Co Cork
- CP1321 Cashla Dalton 110 kV Overhead Line Dynamic line rating [Exempted Development] Counties Mayo and Galway
- CP1223/CP1211 Bandon 110 kV and Dunmanway 110 kV Station Works – [Exempted Development] Co Cork
- CP1436(a) Ardnacrusha-Ennis 110 kV OHL Dynamic Line Rating Device [Exempted Development] Co Clare
- CP1414 Kilcumber 110 kV Station Works [Exempted Development] Co Offaly
- CP1352 Cashla 220 kV Station Works [Exempted Development] Co Roscommon
- Further Site Investigation Works for CP1000 Lanesboro-Mullingar 110 kV OHL [Exempted Development] Counties Longford and Westmeath
- CP1125 Physical Security of Transmission Stations (11 no.) - Central Region [Exempted Development]
- CP1250 Sprecher and Schuh Circuit Breaker Replacements [Exempted Development]
- Carlow 110 kV Station Busbar Thermal Capacity Need [Exempted Development] Co Carlow
- CP1246 Coomnaclohy Station – 110 kV [Exempted Development] Co Cork
- CP1194 Woodland Station – 400 kV [Exempted Development] Co Meath
- CP1125 Physical Security of Transmission Stations – Central Region – 110 kV [Exempted Development] Counties Kildare and Limerick
- CP0933 Thurles Station STATCOM–110 kV [Exempted Development] Co Tipperary
- CP1236: Shannonbridge – Ikerrin Tee – Thurles 110 kV Overhead Line Fibre Wrap [Exempted Development] (Counties Tipperary and Offaly)
- CP1322: Cathaleen Falls-Coraclassy 110 kV Dynamic Line Rating [Exempted Development], Co Donegal.
- CP1197: AEG Circuit Breaker Replacement at Dunstown 400 kV Station and Woodland 400 kV Station [Exempted Development] Counties Kildare and Meath
- CP1209: Brown Boveri Circuit Breaker Replacements [Exempted Development] Counties Cork, Clare, Kerry, Limerick, Louth
- CP0644: Bracklone 110 kV station (Fibre Wrap of Portlaoise-Newbridge 110 kV Overhead line only) [Exempted Development] Counties Kildare and Laois
- Site Investigation Works for CP1000 Lanesboro-Mullingar 110 kV OHL [Exempted Development] Co Longford
- CP1329: Stonestown 110 kV Station (Co Offaly) [Exempted Development]
- CP1267 Arklow 220 kV Station (Co Wicklow) [Exempted Development]
- CP1078 Lanesboro-Sliabhbawn 110 kV Line Uprate - Site Investigation Works [Exempted Development] Counties Longford and Roscommon
- CP1412 Knockraha T2102 replacement [Exempted development] (Co Cork)
- CP1152 Arva – Gortawee 110 kV Line Urgent Maintenance Works [Exempted Development] (Counties Leitrim and Cavan)
- Proposed Line Alteration (Raffeen-Trabeg No. 2 110 kV: Poleset 19): To facilitate construction of M28 Cork to Ringaskiddy Motorway Project [Exempted Development] (Co Cork)
- Site Investigation Works for CP1311 Athlone- Lanesboro- 110 kV OHL [Exempted Development] Counties Longford and Roscommon
- Nexans Ballyadam Site [Exempted Development] Co Cork
- CP1104 Poulaphouca 110 kV Station Refurbishment – [Exempted Development] Co Kildare
- Site Investigation Works for CP0808 Maynooth 220 kV Station Refurbishment [Exempted Development] Co Kildare
- CP1119 Cashla-Flagford 220 kV Refurbishment Project [Exempted Development] Co Roscommon
- CP1353 Gareenleen Solar – Kellis 220 kV Substation [Exempted Development] Co Carlow
- CP1197 Dunstown 400 kV Station - [Exempted Development] Co Kildare
- Site Investigation Works for CP1021 East Meath to North Dublin Underground Cable Project [Exempted Development] Counties Meath and Dublin
- CP1002 Cushaling-Newbridge 110 kV Uprate Project [Exempted Development] Counties Kildare and Offaly
- CP1391 Derryiron-Maynooth-Timahoe 110 kV Uprate Project [Exempted Development] Counties Kildare and Offaly
- CP1390 Maynooth-Rinawade - 110 kV Uprate Project [Exempted Development] Co Kildare
- CP1182 Transformer Restoration Project [Exempted Development]
- CP1086 Transformer Works at Dunstown and Woodland 400 kV Stations [Exempted Development] Co Kildare and Co Meath
- CP1136 Alterations to Baltrasna and Drybridge 110 kV Stations and 110 kV Baltrasna to Drybridge Overhead Line [Exempted Development] (Co Louth)
2022
- CP1217: Philipstown 110kV Station (Fibre Wrap) [Exempted Development] Co Kildare
- CP1272 Derryiron Temporary Bypass [Exempted Development] (Co Offaly)
- CP1124 Lysaghstown Solar 110 kV Station (Fibre Wrap only) [Exempted Development] (Co Cork)
- CP1079 Site Investigations: Binbane to Cathaleen's Falls 110 kV Overhead Line [Exempted Development] (Co Donegal)
- CP0816 Ground Investigation Works – North Connacht 110 kV Project (Counties Mayo and Roscommon)
- Site Investigations for CP1235 Louth-Woodland 220 kV Uprate [Exempted Development] (Counties Louth and Meath)
- CP1131 Gillinstown Solar [Exempted Development] (Co Meath).
- CP0824 Moneypoint to Oldstreet 400kV Line Refurbishment Project [Exempted Development] (Co Clare)
- CP0907 Dalton 110kV Station Busbar Uprate [Exempted Development] (Counties Galway and Mayo)
- Site Investigations for CP0966 Kildare Meath Grid Upgrade [Exempted Development] (Counties Kildare and Meath)
- CP1229: Lislea 110kV Station - Drumlin Wind Farm [Exempted Development]] (Counties Cavan and Monaghan)
- CP1121 Great Island Lodgewood & Arklow Lodgewood Tower Painting & Miscellaneous works (Counties Wicklow and Wexford)[Exempted Development]
- CP0794: Aghada Station Refurbishment [Exempted Development] (Co Cork)
- CP1247 Ballyvouskill Transformer [Exempted Development] (Co Cork)
- CP1183 Mooretown 220 kV Station [Exempted Development] (Co Dublin)
- CP1001 Corduff to Finglas 220 kV Refurbishment Project [Exempted Development] (Co Dublin)
- CP1228 Shannonbridge and connected Stations Protection Upgrade [Exempted Development]
- CP1227 Cashla and Connected Stations 220 kV + 110 kV Protection Upgrade
- CP1225 Finglas 220 kV Station Corduff line protection upgrade
- CP1224 Lysaghstown Solar 110 kV Station (Fibre Wrap only) [Exempted Development]
- CP1199 Derryiron - Thornsberry 110 kV Line Uprate [Exempted Development]
- CP0816 Renewal and altering of the existing Glenree – Moy 110 KV Overhead Line [Exempted Development] (Co Mayo)
- CP1137: Carlow - Kellis 110 kV Protection Upgrade [Exempted Development]
- CP1197: AEG Circuit Breaker Replacement at Dunstown 400 kV Station and Woodland 400 kV Station [Exempted Development], Co Kildare
- CP1242 Great Island 220/110 kV Transformer Upgrades (Co Wexford) [Exempted Development]
- Knockraha T2101 replacement [Exempted development] (Co Cork)
2021
- CP1099 Lisheen 110kV Station and the Lisheen – Thurles 110 kV Overhead Line [Exempted Development]
- CP1186: Agannygal, Ennis and Connected Stations 110 kV Protection Upgrade [Exempted Development]
- CP1031 Flagford 220 kV Station - Circuit Breaker Replacement [Exempted Development] (Co Roscommon)
- CP1032 Cashla 220kV Station - Circuit Breaker Replacement [Exempted Development] (Co Galway)
- CP1114 Drybridge and Platin - Protection Upgrades to Substations (Counties Louth & Meath)
- CP1149 Newbridge - Cushaling Stations bay conductors and lead-in conductor uprate [Exempted Development] (Counties Kildare & Offaly)
- CP1152 Arva and connected stations 110 kV protection upgrade [Exempted Development] (Counties Cavan & Meath)
- CP1153 Oldstreet, Tynagh & Cashla 400kV and 220kV protection Upgrade [Exempted Development] (Co Galway)
- CP1197 Proposed AEG Circuit Breaker Replacement [Exempted Development] (Counties Meath & Kildare)
- CP1209 Proposed Replacements of Circuit Breakers [Exempted Development] (Counties Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Louth)
- CP0816 Proposed Site Investigation Works – Flagford-Tonroe 110 kV Line (Co Roscommon)
- CP1122, CP1123, CP1124, CP1125 Physical Security of Transmission Stations [Exempted Development] (Counties Dublin, Wicklow, Carlow, Kildare, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Cavan, Wexford, Waterford, Tipperary, Kilkenny, Cork, Limerick, Cork)
- CP1172 Site Investigations on existing 110kV Crane - Wexford Overhead Line [Exempted Development] (Co Wexford)
- CP1167 Site Investigation on existing 110kV Drybridge Platin Overhead Line [Exempted Development] (Co Meath & Louth)
- CP1166 Site Investigations on existing 110 kV Gorman Platin Overhead Line [Exempted Developement] (Co Meath)
- CP1155 Site Investigations on existing 110kV Glenree-Moy Overhead Line [Exempted Development] (Co Mayo)
- CP1126 – Tievebrack Substation [Exempted Development]
- CP1129 Aghada Power Station [Exempted Development]
- Replacement of Tower 92 on the Gorman-Louth 220 kV Circuit [Exempted Development]
- CP0817 – Flagford - Sliabh Bawn 110 kV Line Uprate [Exempted Development]
- CP1092 Strategic Spare – Dunstown 400 kV Station [Exempted Development]
- CP0091 Proposed Line Alteration: Conflict (LC0103) with Athy-Carlow 110 kV Line (Co Carlow)
- CP1161-CP1164 Stations Protection Upgrades [Exempted Developments]
- CP1160 Stations Protection Upgrades [Exempted Developments]
- CP0907 Dalton 110kV Station Busbar Uprate [Exempted Development]
- CP0096 Proposed Line Alteration (Raffeen-Trabeg No. 2 110 kV) (Co Cork)
- CP0823 Maynooth-Turlough Hill 220 kV Line Refurbishment [Exempted Development] (Counties Kidare and Wicklow)
- CP0816 Advance Bathymetric and Topographic Surveys - North Connacht 110kV Project
2020
- CP1136 Protection relays and associated electrical infrastructure at existing Baltrasna and Drybridge 110 kV Stations, and fibre wrapping of existing 110 kV overhead line between these stations (Co Meath)
- CP1130 Alteration to the Transformer Bay, underground cables and associated electrical infrastructure at Derrycarney 110 kV Station (Co Offaly)
- GP0037- Ground Investigation Works: Celtic Interconnector Project
- CP1137 Carlow, Kellis 110 kV Protection Upgrade
- CP1139 Sligo & Srananagh 220 & 110kV Protection Upgrade
- CP1140 Athy, Carlow and Connected Stations 110 kV Protection Upgrade
- CP1141 Kellis Station 220 - 110 kV Protection Upgrade
- CP0668 Corduff-Ryebrook110 kV line
- CP1109 Gorman and Connected Stations 220-110 kV Protection Upgrade
- CP1111 Cahir and Connected Stations 110 kV Protection Upgrade
- CP1112 Limerick and Connected Stations 110 kV Protection Upgrade
- CP1114 Platin and Connected Stations 110 kV Protection Upgrade
- CP0873 Dunstown-Moneypoint 400 kV Refurbishment project [Site Investigation Works]
- CP1132 Proposed Cow Cross New 110 kV Transformer
- CP0841 Proposed Arva to Carrick-on Shannon 110 kV Uprate
- Cloncreen Deep Reinforcements
- CP1110 Proposed Woodland Station Protection Upgrade
- CP1108 Proposed Dunstown Station Protection Upgrade
- CP1116 Proposed Tipperary, Cahir and Connected Stations Protection Upgrade
- CP1115 Proposed Drybridge and Connected Stations Projection Upgrades
- CP1083 Proposed Gorman Energy Storage
- CP1113 Proposed Corduff 220/110kV Station Works
- LC0102 Proposed Line Alteration to Facilitate Construction of N51 Dunmoe Phase 2 Road Project
- Louth-Rathrussan 110 kV Line Refurbishment
- Transformers Protection Upgrades (Six 110 kV substations)
- Distributed Series Reactors (Flagford to Sliabh Bawn 110 kV Line)
- Dunstown-Moneypoint 400 kV Refurbishment (Phase 1)
- CP0873 Dunstown-Moneypoint 400 kV Refurbishment (Phase 2)
- CP1103 Corduff 220 kV/110kV Transformer Bay
- CP1117 Irishtown Substation alteration [Exempted Development]