DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR FARM CONSISTING OF SOLAR PV PANELS MOUNTED ON STEEL SUPPORTED STRUCTURES…

Application details

Planning reference

22390

Council

Offaly County Council

Proposal description

DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR FARM CONSISTING OF SOLAR PV PANELS MOUNTED ON STEEL SUPPORTED STRUCTURES WITH ASSOCIATED CABLING AND DUCTING; THE LAYING OF AN UNDERGROUND CABLE IN THE PUBLIC ROADWAY FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRID CONNECTION VIA AN OFF-SITE SUBSTATION; 18 NO. SINGLE STOREY INVERTER STATIONS; 2 NO. STEEL STORAGE CONTAINERS; PALISADE PERIMETER FENCING 2.45M IN HEIGHT; DOUBLE PALISADE SECURITY GATES; PERMEABLE GRAVEL ACCESS TRACK; 20 NO. ON-SITE POLE MOUNTED CCTV CAMERAS C. 3M IN HEIGHT; 1 NO. TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND/MATERIAL STORAGE AREA; AND 1 NO.TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION STAGE MOBY DICK TYPE WHEEL WASH SYSTEM (WITH OVERGROUND SETTLEMENT TANK); AND ALL ASSOCIATED ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AND WORKS, ALL TO BE PROVIDED WITHIN A TOTAL OVERALL APPLICATION BOUNDARY OF 39.23 HA. PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR THE PROPOSED SOLAR FARM FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS WITH AN OPERATIONAL PERIOD OF 40 YEARS. 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 PLEANALA. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT AND SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE PLANNING APPLICATION

Location / address

TOWNLANDS OF TRASCAN AND CLONDOOLUSK, CO. OFFALY

Application type

PERMISSION

Received / registered

5 Aug 2022

Council status

APPLICATION FINALISED

Council decision

CONDITIONAL

Council decision date

18 Oct 2023

Appeal lodged

10 Nov 2023

Appeal decision

Grant permission with revised conditions

Appeal decision date

15 Jul 2024