Lands at Ballymacarney, The Ward, County Meath
Installation of underground cabling to connect a solar farm to the electricity grid.
2460927 · Meath County Council · Lodged 5 November 2024
- Reference
- 2460927
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 5 November 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of installing 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.
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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, the ward, county meath. A natura impact statement (nis) will be submitted to the planning authority with the 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 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 received5 November 2024
- Further information requested7 January 2025
- Further information received21 January 2025
- Decision due27 March 2025
- Decision issued21 March 2025
- Grant issued29 April 2025
- Permission expiry28 April 2030
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