DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF A SOLAR FARM ON A TOTAL SITE AREA OF 88 HECTARES (HA)…

Application details

Planning reference

19430

Council

Offaly County Council

Proposal description

DEVELOPMENT CONSISTING OF A SOLAR FARM ON A TOTAL SITE AREA OF 88 HECTARES (HA), CONSISTING OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED STEEL FRAMES WITH ASSOCIATED CABLING AND DUCTING; 40 NO. SINGLE STOREY INVERTER STATIONS; 4 NO. STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS; PERIMETER FENCING; SECURITY GATES; PERMEABLE GRAVEL ACCESS TRACK; 36 NO. ONSITE POLE MOUNTED CCTV CAMERAS C. 3M IN HEIGHT; 2 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND/MATERIAL STORAGE AREA; 2 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION STAGE MOBY DICK TYPE WHEELWASH SYSTEMS (WITH OVERHEAD SETTLEMENT TANK); AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND WORKS. PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS WITH AN OPERATIONAL PERIOD OF 40 YEARS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) IS SUBMITTED WITH THE PLANNING APPLICATION. AN APPLICATION TO OBTAIN PERMISSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 110 KILOVOLT (KV) SUBSTATION AND ASSOCIATED GRID CONNECTION TO FACILITATE THE EXPORT OF POWER FROM THE SOLAR FARM WILL BE SUBMITTED TO AN BORD PLEANALA.

Location / address

TRASCAN AND CLONDOOLUSK, CO OFFALY

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

4 Sept 2019