Ballymacken, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Construction of a 2-hectare ground-mounted solar farm with a switch room and new access road.
2460789 · Laois County Council · Lodged 19 December 2024
- Reference
- 2460789
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 December 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to construct, operate, and decommission a photovoltaic solar farm over a 2-hectare site. The development will include ground-mounted solar panels, a switch room building, perimeter fencing, and a new site entrance serving both the solar farm and an existing sawmill.
- Floor area
- 20,000 m²
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Official record
Development description
Construct, operate and decommission a photovoltaic solar farm over an area of 2 hectares comprising of photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, a switch room building, perimeter fencing, hardcore access tracks with underground ducting routes, landscaping, new site entrance and access road to solar farm and existing sawmill facility, surface water drainage with underground attenuation tank, revision of existing site boundaries along with all associated ancillary development works.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received19 December 2024
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