Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 23 May 2019

Moatstown, Milltown, Athy

Amendments to the design and lifespan of an approved solar farm in Athy.

19336 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 29 March 2019

Reference
19336
Authority
Kildare County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
29 March 2019

Summary

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Permission is sought to amend the design and extend the operational lifespan from 27 to 35 years for an approved solar PV farm. Proposed changes include slightly increasing the solar panel height to 2.5m, reconfiguring the layout, and relocating the temporary compound.

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Development description

To amend the design of the approved development (planning reference 16/1007). Permission is also sought to amend the lifespan of the consented development from 27 years to 35 years. The development will consist of ground mounted solar panel photovoltaic (pv) farm to generate renewable electricity on a 12.02ha site, comprising solar arrays, associated electrical infrastructure, fencing, access improvements and ecologically beneficial landscape works at moatstown development site, milltown, athy, co. Kildare, itm grid reference 665656, 696962, subject to 17 conditions. Amendments proposed are: no changes to red line boundary and no changes to perimeter fence or cctv points; the height of the solar panels has been increased slightly from 2.3m to 2.5m, their angle span amended from 20-30 degrees to 10-40 degrees. Panels layout has been slightly reconfigured to account for the changes in the height. A slight increase in the overall land take from solar panels; changes in land take for new access tracks from 3,500sqm to 1,890sqm; temporary compound area to be moved 60m southwest, but will retain its overall size of 2,800sqm with slight alteration to its overall shape. Compound will be reinstated at the end of the construction phase; energy storage area will be enlarged from 750sqm to 1,265sqm, an increase of 515sqm; changes from four substations/energy storage containers and one grid connection point to two substations with larger areas of hardstanding and a grid connection point. The land take from the proposed changes is expected to change from 774sqm to 940sqm, an increase of 166sqm; overall decrease in ground disturbance/land take is expected to be approximately 929sqm.

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  1. Application received29 March 2019
  2. Decision due23 May 2019
  3. Decision issued23 May 2019
  4. Grant issued1 July 2019
  5. Permission expiry24 April 2022

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