WESTPORT WASTE WATER, TREATMENT PLANT, THE DEMESNE
Installation of solar panels at the Westport Wastewater Treatment Plant.
21997 · Mayo County Council · Lodged 16 September 2021
- Reference
- 21997
- Authority
- Mayo County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 September 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project consists of ground-mounted photovoltaic solar panels with a maximum area of 750 square meters. These will be distributed over a grass area on-site with associated ancillary works, and a Natura Impact Statement will be submitted.
- Floor area
- 750 m²
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Official record
Development description
Ground-mounted photovoltaic solar panels with a maximum square meterage of 750 m2 distributed over a grass area on-site with associated ancillary works. A natura impact statement will be submitted
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide land for public infrastructure and public utilities.”
National zoning type: Other networks and basic infrastructure/utilities uses
Objective set by the Westport Local Area Plan (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planKey dates
Timeline
- Application received16 September 2021
- Further information requested9 November 2021
- Further information received9 February 2022
- Decision due8 March 2022
- Decision issued7 March 2022
- Grant issued11 April 2022
- Permission expiry10 April 2027
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