Ovidstown, Ballyvoneen, Enfield
Amendments to a solar farm development on a 13.6-hectare site in Enfield, extending consent to 35 years.
20543 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 29 May 2020
- Reference
- 20543
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 29 May 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to amend a previously approved solar farm development. The project consists of a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic farm on a 13.6ha site, including solar arrays, substations, grid connection building, and extending the operational consent to 35 years.
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Official record
Development description
To amend application 18/94 at ovidstown, ballyvoneen, enfield, co. Kildare. The development will consist of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic (pv) farm to generate renewable electricity on a 13.6ha site and to extend the consent to 35 years, which comprises an access gate, security fencing, solar arrays and racking system, 2 no. Electricity substations, grid connection building, temporary construction compound, cctv cabling, hardstanding, new access track and ecologically beneficial landscape works
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received29 May 2020
- Further information requested22 July 2020
- Further information received1 September 2020
- Decision due28 September 2020
- Decision issued22 September 2020
- Grant issued29 October 2020
- Permission expiry26 February 2024
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