To amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference 16/848) which comprises consent for a Solar PV…

Application details

Planning reference

226

Council

Kildare County Council

Proposal description

To amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference 16/848) which comprises consent for a Solar PV Energy Development. Proposed amendments include: (1) Substation to increase in size and relocate; (2) Customer substation to be removed, (3) Storage container to relocate, (4) Transformer containers to relocate, increase in size and reduce in numbers, (5) Change in height and layout of deer fencing, (6) Reduction in height and number of CCTV cameras, (7) Slight alteration to the access tracks, (8) Change in height and angle of solar panels, (9) MW output to be reduced from 10MW to 8.2MW, and (10) Project lifetime proposed to be extended from 30 to 35 years. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of the duration allowed for the works permitted under planning application reference 16/848 is sought to be increased to 10 years from the date of the final grant of permission (9th March 2017); and Condition 18 is sought to be amended to allow construction of both Confey Solar Farm (16/848) and Towerhill Solar Farm (16/777 to occur at the same time

Location / address

Land South of the L1015 Road at Confey, Leixlip, Co. Kildare

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

10 Jan 2022

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

24 May 2022

Final grant date

1 Jul 2022