Planning application 2562310
Tullydonnell Upper & Convoy Solar Farm
TULLYDONNELL UPPER & CONVOY TOWNPARKS, CONVOY, LIFFORD PO
Application timeline
Key milestones
Key dated milestones from the planning record.
Application received
Further information requested
Further information received
Decision: N/A
OpenList context
Why this application matters
Solar farm site
The proposed ground-mounted photovoltaic development would occupy two adjacent plots with a combined area of about 13.88 hectares in Tullydonnell Upper and Convoy Townparks.
Grid connection
An underground cable of about 607 metres is proposed along the L-5754 and L-1074 local roads, linking the on-site control building to the existing Convoy ESB substation.
Operational infrastructure
The scheme includes a 20kV electrical control building, transformers and inverters, cabling, access tracks, site entrances, perimeter fencing and pole-mounted CCTV.
Project lifespan
The solar farm is proposed with a 40-year operational lifespan from commissioning, with temporary contractor and storage areas included for construction.
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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
- Valid date
- 19 Dec 2025
- Council decision date
- 8 Oct 2026
Location context
Nearby sold prices
Recent Property Price Register sales in Lifford Po. Distances are not shown because the sale records do not contain reliable coordinates.