Bigbog Coolnabacky Esker Money Lower and Loughteeog, Stradbally, Co.Laois.
Construction of a solar farm with battery storage and a substation in Stradbally.
17532 · Laois County Council · Lodged 2 October 2017
- Reference
- 17532
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 October 2017
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 490.34 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for the construction, operation, and decommissioning of a photovoltaic solar farm. The development will include ground-mounted solar panels, inverter stations, a substation, battery containers, a storage shed, and associated infrastructure.
- Storey
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Construction operation and decommissioning of a photovoltaic solar farm comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, inverter stations, 1 no dno/ customer substation, switchgear substations, field transformers, auxiliary transformers, grp cabinet, monitoring house communications building, single storey storage shed, battery containers, transformer containers, wc, fencing, temporary construction compound, access tracks, cabling, cctv cameras, landscaping, creation of a new access and all associated ancillary development works.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received2 October 2017
- Further information requested23 November 2017
- Further information received7 March 2018
- Decision due20 June 2018
- Decision issued19 June 2018
- Grant issued30 July 2018
- Permission expiry29 July 2028
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