THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR FARM ON A TOTAL SITE AREA OF 86.7 HECTARES (HA)…

Application details

Planning reference

21123

Council

Offaly County Council

Proposal description

THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR FARM ON A TOTAL SITE AREA OF 86.7 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 ASSOCIATED TRANSMISSION INFRASTRUCTURE WHICH CONSISTS OF A 110 KILOVOLT (KV) SUBSTATION AND GRID CONNECTION TO FACILITATE THE EXPORT OF POWER FROM THE SOLAR FARM WILL BE SUBMITTED TO AN BORD PLEANÁLA

Location / address

TRASCAN AND CLONDOOLUSK, CO. OFFALY

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

11 Mar 2021

Council status

APPLICATION FINALISED

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

5 May 2021

Appeal lodged

31 May 2021

Appeal decision

Grant permission with revised conditions

Appeal decision date

4 Oct 2021