A 10-YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR FARM DEVELOPMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS.

Application details

Planning reference

2562310

Council

Donegal County Council

Proposal description

A 10-YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR FARM DEVELOPMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF LINEAR ARRAYS OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED FRAMES OVER TWO ADJACENT PLOTS OF CA. 13.88 HECTARES OVERALL AREA, INCLUDING: ASSOCIATED CABLING & DUCTING; A 20KV ELECTRICAL CONTROL BUILDING; SITE ENTRANCES AND ACCESS TRACKS; TRANSFORMERS AND INVERTERS; PERIMETER FENCING UP TO 2.5 METRES HIGH; POLE MOUNTED CCTV CAMERAS UP TO 3 METRES HIGH; UNDERGROUNDED ELECTRICAL CABLE TO CONNECT THE TWO SEPARATE SOLAR FARM PLOTS; TEMPORARY CONTRACTOR’S COMPOUND AND TEMPORARY STORAGE AREA; AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND ANCILLARY WORKS. THE PROPOSED UNDERGROUND GRID CONNECTION CABLE OF CA. 607 METRES LENGTH WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG THE L-5754 AND L-1074 LOCAL ROADS FROM THE PROPOSED ON-SITE ELECTRICAL CONTROL BUILDING INTO THE EXISTING CONVOY ESB SUBSTATION. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE A 40-YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)

Location / address

TULLYDONNELL UPPER & CONVOY TOWNPARKS , CONVOY , LIFFORD PO

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

19 Dec 2025

Planning timeline

Key dated milestones from the planning record.

1. Application received

   19 Dec 2025

2. Further information requested

   26 Mar 2026

3. Further information received

   10 Aug 2026