the townlands of Ballymacoll Little Boolies Nuttstown, Ballintry Belgree Rowan and Kinoristown, Co. Meath
A 215-hectare solar farm across multiple townlands in County Meath.
2460742 · Meath County Council · Lodged 13 September 2024
- Reference
- 2460742
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedA 10-year planning permission is sought for a 215-hectare solar farm with a 40-year operational life. The development includes ground-mounted solar panels, 28 electrical transformation enclosures, underground cabling, and security fencing.
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Official record
Development description
The proposed development will consist of an application for a 10-year planning permission for the construction of, and a 40 year operation and subsequent decommissioning of, a development consisting of a 215 hectare solar farm (red line boundary). The solar farm comprises of two separate land parcels divided by local roads. The proposed solar farm will consist of a series of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (pv) panels, mounted on steel support structures and in some areas on concrete shoes to protect possible underground archaeological features, together with 28 electrical transformation enclosures, underground cabling, 2 no. Temporary construction compounds, the use of existing farm access tracks and existing site entrances, inverters, cctv poles and cameras, deer type security/boundary fencing with some areas of boundary development on concrete shoes to further protect possible underground archaeological features, landscaping and biodiversity measures and all associated ancillary development works, for the purpose of generating renewable energy electricity and transmitting it in the townlands of ballymacoll little, boolies, nuttstown, ballintry, belgree, rowan and kinoristown, co. Meath. A natura impact statement will also be submitted to the planning authority with this application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
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 received13 September 2024
- Further information requested7 November 2024
- Further information received29 January 2025
- Decision due10 April 2025
- Decision issued10 April 2025
- Appeal submitted30 April 2025
- Appeal decided3 November 2025
- Permission expiry2 November 2035
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