Planning Permission Ireland
RefusedEnergyDecided 25 February 2021

PALLAS, KILFEIGHNY SOUTH AND GLANOE, CO KERRY

Development of a major solar PV farm and battery storage facility near Kilfeighny.

201284 · Kerry County Council · Lodged 23 December 2020

Reference
201284
Authority
Kerry County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
23 December 2020

Summary

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The project will feature 143,469 ground-mounted solar panels, 18 inverter/transformer stations, and a battery storage facility with 60 battery containers. It includes grid connection to the adjoining substation and requires felling approximately 24.3 hectares of forestry.

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Development description

The development a solar pv farm and battery storage facility. The proposed development will be comprised of 143,469 no. (280,000 sq. Meters) photovoltaic (pv) galvanised steel, or aluminium panels on ground mounted frames, 18 no. Inverter/transformer stations (containing 34 no. Inverters and 18 no. Transformers), 1 no. Solar farm substation, 1 no. Battery storage facility (containing 60 no. Battery containers, 14 no. Converter containers and 14 no. Step-up transformers), grid connection to the adjoining eirgrid clahane 110kv substation, and all ancillary development including 1 no. Temporary construction compound, 3 no. Temporary storage areas, underground internal electrical cabling, upgrade of existing site entrance, 2, 100m of new internal access tracks, upgrade of 2,550m of existing internal access tracks, felling of approximately 24.3ha of coniferous forestry, 4,360m of perimeter fencing 2.8m high, cctv cameras and landscaping. An nis has been prepared in respect of the application.

Key dates

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  1. Application received23 December 2020
  2. Decision due25 February 2021
  3. Decision issued25 February 2021

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