Liscartan and Knockumber, Navan, County Meath
A 10-year planning permission for a 34-hectare solar farm near Navan.
2460131 · Meath County Council · Lodged 23 February 2024
- Reference
- 2460131
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 February 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development comprises photovoltaic solar panels on steel mounting frames, electrical inverters, power stations, a control building, and underground cabling. The project has an operational lifetime of 35 years and is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Report and a Natura Impact Statement.
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Official record
Development description
A ten-year planning permission for a solar energy development with a total site area of approximately 34 hectares comprising (i) photovoltaic solar panels on steel mounting frames; (ii) electrical inverters; (iii) electrical power stations; (iv) an electrical control building and associated electrical apparatus; (v) underground electrical and communications cabling; (vi) on-site access tracks; (vii) a temporary construction compound; (viii) security fencing and security gates; (ix) pole-mounted security cameras; and (x) all associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and reinstatement works. The operational lifetime of the proposed development is 35-years. This development is related to an activity requiring an industrial emissions licence. This planning application is accompanied by an environmental impact assessment screening report and a natura impact statement
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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planKey dates
Timeline
- Application received23 February 2024
- Decision due18 April 2024
- Decision issued16 April 2024
- Grant issued28 May 2024
- Permission expiry27 May 2034
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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