Lands at Ballymacarney and part of Baytown, The Ward, County Meath
Installation of 33kV underground cabling to connect a solar farm to the grid in Meath.
2460871 · Meath County Council · Lodged 21 October 2024
- Reference
- 2460871
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 October 2024
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to install 33kV underground cabling and associated infrastructure to connect the Irishtown Solar Farm to the grid via the existing Gallanstown 110kV substation. A Natura Impact Statement has been submitted.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Permission for a proposed development to install 33kv underground cabling and associated infrastructure required to connect irishtown solar farm (irishtown, spricklestown, ward lower, co. Dublin) to the grid via the existing gallanstown 110kv substation on lands at ballymacarney and part of baytown, the ward, county meath. A natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the 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 planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymacarney, The Ward, Meath | Sept 2025 | €730,000 | 495 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received21 October 2024
In the area
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