townlands of Guidenstown South and Rahilla Glebe, Co. Kildare
A 26-hectare solar farm development near Dunmurray Springs Golf Club.
181328 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 2 November 2018
- Reference
- 181328
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 November 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic farm within a 26-hectare site. It will feature solar panels on steel frames, an on-site substation, inverter stations, security fencing, and upgraded access tracks.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The development consist / consists of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic (pv) farm within a site area of 26 hectares consisting of solar photovoltaic panels covering an area of up to 185,000m2 on ground mounted steel frames, 1 no; on-site substation / control room and palisade fencing, up to 5 no. Inverter / transformer stations, underground cables and ducts, boundary security fence, use of existing entrance to public road at dunmurray springs golf club, upgrade to parts of existing track from the public road to the proposed solar farm, new and upgraded internal tracks, cctv cameras, two temporary site compounds and all associated site services and works located within townlands. Permission is sought for 10 years.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received2 November 2018
- Decision due5 January 2019
- Decision issued4 January 2019
- Appeal submitted30 January 2019
- Appeal decided23 May 2019
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