LEHINCH, CLARA, CO. OFFALY
Amendments to an approved solar farm design in Clara, including layout changes and extending the project lifetime to 35 years.
21796 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 21 December 2021
- Reference
- 21796
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 December 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to amend the design of an approved solar PV energy development. Proposed changes include increasing the size of the customer substation, adding a spare part container, replacing a control building with two inverters, and extending the project lifetime from 25 to 35 years.
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Official record
Development description
Amending the design of the approved development (planning reference 16/113) which comprises consent for a solar pv energy development. Proposed amendments include; (1) customer substation to increase in size, (2) an additional spare part container to be added to the layout, (3) permitted control building 1 to be replaced by 2no. Inverters, (4) transformer containers to decrease in size, (5) minor changes to the panel layout, (6) slight alteration to the access tracks, (7) deer fencing to reduce in length, and (8) project lifetime proposed to be extended from 25 to 35 years
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within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lahinch, Clara, Co Offaly | Apr 2025 | €125,000 | 366 m |
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- Application received21 December 2021
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