GrantedEnergyDecided 13 October 2023

on lands within the townlands of Castlegarden and Cloghscregg, Thomastown, County Kilkenny

A 10-year permission for a major solar farm and battery storage facility.

2360069 · Kilkenny County Council · Lodged 27 February 2023

Reference: 2360069
Authority: Kilkenny County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 27 February 2023

Summary

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Permission is sought for a solar PV energy development with an associated battery storage compound on a site of approximately 103.64 hectares. The project includes solar panels, substations, battery blocks, and associated infrastructure with a 40-year operational period.

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Development description

A 10 year planning permission - the development will consist of permission for a solar pv energy development with associated battery storage compound with a total site area of c. 103.64ha, to include solar panels mounted on steel support structures, associated cabling and ducting, inverters, transformers, switchgear substations, auxiliary transformer, permanent storage container, monitoring houses, composting toilet, bess customer substation, battery blocks, bess inverters, bess interface cabinets, bess mv skids, temporary construction compounds, tracks, boundary security fencing and security gates, cctv, landscaping and ancillary works, with a 40year operational period. It is proposed that the proposed development will be accessed from three separate access points off; site access 1 will be a newly created access point of the l4205 and site access 2 and 3 will utilise two existing access points of an unnamed local road which runs along the northern boundary of the application site, both site access 2 and 3 will require upgrading. A natura impact statement (nis) has been submitted to the planning authority with the application

Key dates

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Application received27 February 2023
Further information requested20 April 2023
Further information received19 September 2023
Decision due16 October 2023
Decision issued13 October 2023
Appeal submitted9 November 2023
Appeal decided23 May 2025
Permission expiry22 May 2035

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