L1015 Road, Towerhill, Confey
Amendments to an approved solar farm design in Confey, including equipment relocation and extending the project lifetime to 35 years.
211639 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 22 November 2021
- Reference
- 211639
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 November 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to amend the design of an approved solar PV energy development on a 13.16-hectare site. Proposed changes include removing a customer substation, relocating and resizing transformer containers, altering solar panel angles, and extending the project lifetime from 30 to 35 years.
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Official record
Development description
For development at this site on land north of the l1015 road. The development will consist of permission to amend the design of the approved development (planning reference 16/777) which comprises consent for a solar pv energy development. Proposed amendments include: (1) customer substation to be removed. (2) transformer containers to relocate, increase in size and reduce in numbers. (3) storage container to relocate. (4) change in height and layout of deer fencing. (5) reduction in height and number of cctv cameras. (6) change in height and angle of solar panels. (7) slight alteration to the access tracks. (8) mw output to be reduced from 7.8mw to 7.4mw, and (9) project lifetime proposed to be extended from 30 years to 35 years. Revised by significant further information which consists of clarification that the site area is 13.16ha; the duration allowed for the works permitted under planning application reference 16/777 is sought to be increase to 10 years from the date of the final grant of permission (29th november 2016)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To retain and protect agricultural uses.”
National zoning type: Agriculture
Objective set by the Leixlip LAP 2020-2023 (2020–2026). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
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Timeline
- Application received22 November 2021
- Further information requested24 January 2022
- Further information received22 March 2022
- Decision due18 April 2022
- Decision issued14 April 2022
- Grant issued26 May 2022
- Permission expiry29 November 2026
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