Timeline
| Project Timeline | |
|---|---|
| 2008-2010 | ➨ Pre-planning stage ➨ Feasibility studies ➨ Environmental impact studies ➨ Community engagement ➨ Preparation of planning application |
| August 2010 | ➨ Planning application submitted |
| March 2012
Winter – Spring 2015 |
➨ Planning permission granted
➨ Minor enabling works ➨ Community engagement |
| Summer 2015 | ➨ Construction begins and continues for 20 months ➨ Community engagement |
| Autumn/Winter 2015 | ➨ First call for applications for the Sliabh Bawn Community Fund |
| June 2016 | ➨ Sliabh Bawn recreation Phase 1 works completed |
| July-Oct 2016 | ➨Wind turbine deliveries |
| July-Dec 2016 | ➨ Wind turbine installation |
| Spring 2017 | ➨ The Sliabh Bawn Wind Farm is operational |
| Summer 2017 | ➨ Sliabh Bawn recreation Phase 2 works scheduled for completion and Coillte’s ‘open forest’ policy resumes |
| Spring 2018 | ➨ New local evaluation panel for community Benefit Fund established. |
| Spring 2019 | ➨ New plantation established at Sliabh Bawn comprising 11 Irish native tree species. |