Amendments to part of the design of an approved solar farm development (Clare County Council Planning Reg.

Application details

Planning reference

2560563

Council

Clare County Council

Proposal description

Amendments to part of the design of an approved solar farm development (Clare County Council Planning Reg. Ref. P23/60249). The proposed amendments comprise the erection of eight new pole sets and two new masts and replacement of two existing pole sets with two new masts; Placement of overhead lines (comprising 688m) to enable connection to the national grid; Placement of underground cables (comprising 91m) to enable connection from the overhead lines to the approved substation; Alterations to the design, layout and scale of the approved substation; Removal of solar panels (comprising 668sqm) adjacent to the substation; Removal of underground cable route (comprising 1,457m) and associated works for the cable route from the substation to the national grid at Ardnacrusha; and all other associated works

Location / address

Land to the west/north-west of Ardnacrusha, within the townlands of Castlebank, and Glenlon South.

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

16 Sept 2025

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

16 Dec 2025

Final grant date

27 Jan 2026