Planning application 20160811
PERMISSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY CONSISTING OF UP TO 88,600M2 OF SOLAR PANELS ON GROUND…
NEWTOWN BIG & RALPHTOWN & MUCHTOWN, KILCOWAN
Current status
Appeal decided
Council status: Appealed
Latest milestone
Final grant
23 Mar 2017
Application timeline
Key milestones
Key dated milestones from the planning record.
Application received
Decision: Refused
Appeal lodged
Final grant
Appeal decided
Application details
- Planning reference
- 20160811
- Council
- Wexford County Council
- Proposal description
- PERMISSION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY CONSISTING OF UP TO 88,600M2 OF SOLAR PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED STEEL FRAMES. THE PROPOSAL IS LOCATED IN TWO SEPARATE LAND PARCELS, THE SOUTHERN ARRAY CONSISTING OF UP TO 54,610M2 OF SOLAR PANELS IS LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLANDS OF RALPHTOWN AND MUCHTOWN AND THE NORTHERN ARRAY LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLAND OF NEWTOWN BIG CONSISTS OF UP TO 33,990M2 OF SOLAR PANELS. THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING; 3 NO.ELECTRICITY CONTROL CABINS; 1 NO.COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING; 16 NO.INVERTER / TRANSFORMER STATIONS; UNDERGROUND ELECTRICITY CABLE AND DUCTS; HARDSTANDING AREAS; BOUNDARY SECURITY FENCES; NEW ENTRANCE ONTO PUBLIC ROAD WITHIN THE TOWNLAND OF RALPHTOWN; UPGRADE TO AN EXISTING ENTRANCE WITHIN THE TOWNLAND OF NEWTOWN BIG; CCTV AND; ALL ASSOCIATED SITE SERVICES AND WORKS. THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLANDS OF RALPHTOWN, MUCHTOWN AND NEWTOWN BIG, CLOSE TO THE SETTLEMENT OF BALDWINSTOWN AND BRIDGETOWN, COUNTY WEXFORD. PLANNING PERMISSION IS SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLICATION.
- Location / address
- NEWTOWN BIG & RALPHTOWN & MUCHTOWN, KILCOWAN
- Application type
- Permission
- Received / registered
- 15 Jul 2016
- Council status
- Appealed
- Council decision
- Refused
- Council decision date
- 7 Sept 2016
- Final grant date
- 23 Mar 2017
- Appeal lodged
- 6 Oct 2016
- Appeal decision date
- 23 Mar 2017
Location context
Nearby sold prices
Recent Property Price Register sales in Newtown. Distances are not shown because the sale records do not contain reliable coordinates.
€500,000
THE STEEPLES, NEWTOWN, CAHORE
Sold 22 Aug 2025
Locality match
€300,000
ACRE HOUSE, NEWTOWN, CAIM
Sold 23 Jul 2025
Locality match
€300,000
NEWTOWN HOUSE, NEWTOWN, BANNOW
Sold 2 Aug 2024
Locality match
€360,000
5 ABBEY COURT, NEWTOWN, FERNS
Sold 17 Apr 2024
Locality match
€305,000
OLD BAWN, NEWTOWN, BALLYGARRETT
Sold 27 Jul 2023
Locality match
€340,000
5 ABBEY COURT, NEWTOWN, FERNS
Sold 16 Jan 2023
Locality match
