Friarspark (6th Division), Trim, Co. Meath
Amendments to an approved solar farm design in Trim, including layout changes and extending the project lifetime to 35 years.
212391 · Meath County Council · Lodged 21 December 2021
- Reference
- 212391
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 December 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to amend the design of an approved solar PV energy development. Changes include relocating and downsizing the customer substation, reducing the number of inverters, removing battery containers, and extending the project lifetime from 30 to 35 years.
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Official record
Development description
To amend the design of the approved development (planning reference ta/180167) which comprises consent for a solar pv energy development. Proposed amendments include; (1) customer substation to be relocated and decrease in size, (2) number of inverters to be reduced, (3) 1no inverter to decrease in size, (4) minor changes to the panel layout, (5) slight alteration to the access tracks, (6) battery containers to be removed, (7) slight alteration to the layout of the deer fencing and (8) project lifetime proposed to be extended from 30 to 35 years
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Rural Area”
National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'
Objective set by the Meath County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). 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 received21 December 2021
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