GrantedEnergyDecided 16 July 2018

SHANDERRY & KILMALOGUE, PORTARLINGTON, CO. OFFALY

Development of a solar farm on a 12.63-hectare site.

17275 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 25 July 2017

Reference: 17275
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 25 July 2017

Summary

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The proposed Portarlington Solar PV Farm will feature ground-mounted solar panels, four single-storey inverter units, and two substations. The development will also include security fencing, CCTV cameras, and internal access tracks.

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Development description

A solar farm comprising solar photovoltaic (pv) panels laid out in arrays on ground mounted frames on a site of approximately 12.63 hectares (ha). The proposed solar pv farm known as portarlington solar pv farm will include 4 no. Single storey inverter units, 1 no. Single storey esb terminal substation, customer substation, 2 no. Steel storage containers, security fencing, 10 no. Cctv, and all associated ancillary development works including beneficial landscape planting, temporary internal construction access track to the on-site esb terminal substation and permeable internal access tracks. Vehicular access to the development site will remain via the existing entrance off the r420. Esb operational acccess to the on-site terminal substation will be provided via the existing site entrance off the kilmalogue downs

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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
34 Na Cluainte, Portarlington, Offaly	Apr 2025	€240,000	468 m
72 Na Cluainte, Tullamore Rd, Portarlington	Oct 2025	€237,000	492 m
21 Shandra Woods, Portarlington, Offaly	Mar 2026	€295,000	498 m

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Key dates

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Application received25 July 2017
Further information requested12 September 2017
Further information received20 June 2018
Decision due17 July 2018
Decision issued16 July 2018
Grant issued20 August 2018
Permission expiry19 August 2023

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