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Ovidstown, Ballyvoneen, Enfield

Amendments to a previously approved solar farm layout, equipment, and fencing.

20382 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 14 April 2020

Reference
20382
Authority
Kildare County Council
Register status
Invalid or incomplete
Type
PERMISSION
Received
14 April 2020

Summary

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This application proposes amendments to a previously approved solar farm. Changes include increasing solar panel heights, adjusting panel angles, reducing interior access tracks, replacing five substations with two larger ones, and changing the mesh fence to deer fencing.

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Development description

To amend application 18/94. Amendments proposed include: no change to the perimeter fence or cctv points; change from mesh fence to deer fencing in compliance with condition 13; solar panel height increased from 2.3m to 2.5m; angle span amended from 20-30 degrees to 10-40 degrees. Panels layout slightly reconfigured to account for changes in the height; interior access track decreased in land disturbance from 3,172sqm to 1,109sqm; increase of the temporary construction compound from 2,452sqm to 3,000sqm; removal of the 750sqm energy storage area; replacement of five solar farm substations with two slightly larger substations with a shared hardstanding area, a decrease from 780sqm to 448sq; removal of a section of solar panels from the northern extent of the application site; and an overall decrease in ground disturbance at the construction stage by 3,145sqm

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  1. Application received14 April 2020

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