A local authority decision to refuse planning permission for a wind farm in North Tipperary has been upheld by An Bord Pleanala.
Tipperary County Council had ruled against the proposals from Archai Resources for 4 turbines near Nenagh.
The original planning application for the wind farm on Knockacraheen Hill was lodged with the local authority in October of 2013.
The proposals were for 4 wind turbines with a maximum height of 132 metres together with an electrical substation and a meteorological mast covering the townslands of Ballyconnor, Tiermoyle, Knockacraheen and Millbrook.
This is around 9 kilometres south-east of Nenagh – in May of this year Tipperary County Council refused planning permission due to the visual impact of the development despite the fact that Archai Resources had reduced the proposed number of turbines to three.
This decision was subsequently appealed to An Bord Pleanala by the company who felt the larger turbines would be more energy efficient than a greater number of smaller ones.
However the state planning appeals board also decided to refuse permission as the scale of the development was inappropriate for the landscape and environment.
