Julianstown East Julianstown West and, Ninch, Co. Meath
A 20 MW solar farm with up to 88,800 solar panels, a substation, and battery storage on a 43-hectare site.
LB160960 · Meath County Council · Lodged 2 September 2016
- Reference
- LB160960
- Authority
- Meath County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 2 September 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a solar photovoltaic panel array with a maximum export capacity of 20 MW on a 43-hectare site. It will include up to 88,800 ground-mounted solar panels, a 38kV substation, a battery storage container, and 20 electrical transformer/invertor station modules. A 10-year permission is sought, and the application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.
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Official record
Development description
The development will consist of the development of a solar photovoltaic panel array with a maximum export capacity of 20 mw, comprising up to 88,800 no. Solar panels on ground mounted steel frames, 1 no. On site 38kv substation (consisting of single storey substation control building, transformers, battery storage container and associated cabling and infrastructure), 20 no. Electrical transformer/invertor station modules, undergound cable ducts, hardstanding areas, perimeter fencing and security gates access tracks, cctv and all associated site services and works on a site area of 43 hectares, located in the townlands of julianstown east, julianstown west and ninch, co. Meath. Permission is sought for 10 years. The application is accompanied by 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.
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- Application received2 September 2016
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