Doghtog & Crackenstown, Co. Meath
Construction of a solar PV farm with battery storage, access tracks, and grid infrastructure.
AA201054 · Meath County Council · Lodged 4 August 2020
- Reference
- AA201054
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 August 2020
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of the construction of solar PV panels mounted on metal frames. It includes new access tracks, underground cabling, perimeter fencing with CCTV, a temporary construction compound, battery storage containers, power transformer stations, and associated grid infrastructure.
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
The construction of pv panels mounted on metal frames, new access tracks, underground cabling, perimeter fencing with cctv cameras and access gates, a temporary construction compound, battery storage containers, power transformer stations and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works
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 received4 August 2020
- Further information requested25 September 2020
- Further information received25 November 2020
- Decision due22 December 2020
- Decision issued16 December 2020
- Grant issued4 February 2021
- Permission expiry3 February 2031
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