Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 18 October 2023

TOWNLANDS OF TRASCAN AND CLONDOOLUSK, CO. OFFALY

Development of a solar farm across 39.23 hectares with associated infrastructure and grid connection.

22390 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 5 August 2022

Reference
22390
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
5 August 2022

Summary

AI-generated

The applicant is seeking a 10-year permission for a solar farm with a 40-year operational life across a 39.23-hectare site. The project includes solar PV panels, 18 single-storey inverter stations, security fencing, CCTV, and an underground grid connection cable. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared.

Energysolarrenewableinfrastructure

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

Development of a solar farm consisting of solar pv panels mounted on steel supported structures with associated cabling and ducting; the laying of an underground cable in the public roadway for the purpose of grid connection via an off-site substation; 18 no. Single storey inverter stations; 2 no. Steel storage containers; palisade perimeter fencing 2.45m in height; double palisade security gates; permeable gravel access track; 20 no. On-site pole mounted cctv cameras c. 3m in height; 1 no. Temporary construction compound/material storage area; and 1 no. Temporary construction stage moby dick type wheel wash system (with overground settlement tank); and all associated ancillary development services and works, all to be provided within a total overall application boundary of 39.23 ha. Permission is sought for the proposed solar farm for a period of 10 years with an operational period of 40 years. An application to obtain permission for the development of associated transmission infrastructure which consists of a 110 kilovolt (kv) substation and grid connection to facilitate the export of power from the solar farm will be submitted to an bord pleanala. A natura impact statement (nis) has been prepared for this development and submitted as part of the planning application

Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received5 August 2022
  2. Further information requested29 September 2022
  3. Further information received6 July 2023
  4. Decision due18 October 2023
  5. Decision issued18 October 2023
  6. Appeal submitted10 November 2023
  7. Appeal decided15 July 2024
  8. Permission expiry14 July 2029

Related developments

Similar applications

Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.

Community

Discussion

What local people think about this application.

Nobody watching yet

Community sentiment

No votes yet

Nobody has voted on this application yet.

Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.

Sign in to have your say on this application.

No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.

Sign in to join the discussion on this application.

Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.