CLONIN, RHODE, CO. OFFALY
A 10-year permission to complete a solar farm development across approximately 96.6 hectares.
16246 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 9 August 2016
- Reference
- 16246
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 August 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a 10-year permission to complete a solar PV energy development on a 96.6-hectare site. The project includes a single-storey substation building, ground-mounted solar panels, transformer and inverter stations, storage modules, access roads, and fencing.
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Official record
Development description
A period of 10 years to complete the development of a solar pv energy development with a total site area of circa 96.6 hectares, to include one single storey electrical substation building and associated compound, electrical transformer and inverter station modules, storage modules, solar pv panels ground mounted on support structures, access roads, fencing and associated electrical cabling, ducting, cctv and other ancillary infrastructure, additional landscaping as required and associated site development works
Built & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 2 May 2025.
Notified floor area: 41.6 m²
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 received9 August 2016
- Further information requested30 September 2016
- Further information received23 December 2016
- Decision due28 January 2017
- Decision issued27 January 2017
- Grant issued7 March 2017
- Permission expiry6 March 2027
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