A 10-year permission and 40-year operation period for a Solar Farm…

Application details

Planning reference

23/5486

Council

Cork County Council

Proposal description

A 10-year permission and 40-year operation period for a Solar Farm and underground grid connection within an overall site area of 61.08 hectares. The solar farm consists of 330,200 square meters of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; on-site electrical substation; electrical skids (containing inverters, transformers and switchgear); underground power and communication cables and ducts; boundary security fencing; new internal access tracks and associated drainage infrastructure; new site entrance to the L6965 local road; 10 no. CCTV/lighting posts and all associated site services and works. The development also includes underground grid connection, which is to be installed primarily within the L6965, L2951 and L2963 public roads, this includes the installation of 3 no. underground medium voltage electrical cables, 1 no. fibre communications cable, 2 no. joint bays and associated infrastructure to allow communications and connection between the proposed 38kV on-site substation and the Kilbarry 110kV Substation, Blackpool, Cork City. The total length of the cable is c.4,449m of which c.2,021m will be within the jurisdiction of Cork County Council and c.2,428m within the jurisdiction of Cork City Council. A concurrent planning application will be lodged with Cork City Council for the remainder of the underground cable along the public roads to allow connection to the Kilbarry 110kV Substation in Blackpool, Cork City under Section 34 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (PDA)(as amended).

Location / address

Rahanisky Killeendaniel Monard Co. Cork

Applicant

Harmony Solar Cork Limited

Agent

Anthony Ryan

Application type

Permission

Received / registered

21 Jul 2023

Valid date

3 Aug 2023

Council status

Application Closed

Council decision

Conditional Permission

Council decision date

20 Dec 2023

Appeal lodged

15 Jan 2024

Appeal decision

Grant permission with revised conditions

Appeal decision date

1 Aug 2024

Grid reference

165716.2, 77806.58

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the council planning record and An Coimisiún Pleanála appeal records.

1. Application received

   21 Jul 2023

2. Decision: Conditional Permission

   20 Dec 2023

3. Appeal lodged with An Coimisiún Pleanála

   15 Jan 2024Official An Coimisiún Pleanála dataView appeal case

4. Appeal decision: Grant permission with revised conditions

   1 Aug 2024Official An Coimisiún Pleanála dataView appeal case