Planning

Intel project to reroute electricity lines in Kildare appealed

Local developer Killross Properties has said the tech firm’s plan, which has been approved by the local council, is "insufficiently clear"

Intel Ireland asked Kildare County Council for permission to realign overhead electricity power lines to the east side of the firm’s site in Leixlip, Co Kildare, and was given the green light in May. Picture: RollingNews.ie

Intel’s plan to reroute electricity power lines near Leixlip, which has been labelled “illegible” by a local developer, has been appealed to An Bord Pleanála.

Last year, Intel Ireland asked Kildare County Council for permission to realign overhead electricity power lines to the east side of the firm’s site in Leixlip, Co Kildare.

The tech firm said the lines need to be redirected to ensure the campus is “in a position to compete for the ...