Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 6 October 2025

Srah Wood and Greenhills, Rhode, County Offaly

Amendments to a permitted solar farm, including layout changes and battery storage expansion.

2560082 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 20 March 2025

Reference
2560082
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
20 March 2025

Summary

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Proposed amendments to a permitted solar farm development include increasing the solar array height up to 3.3 metres and altering the layout. The plans also seek to expand the battery energy storage system compound footprint from 3,850 to 10,100 square metres and increase the number of battery containers to 83.

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Development description

Amendments to the development permitted under offaly county council planning register reference 20/494 to: (i) revise the layout of the permitted development including solar array and inverter/transformer units; (ii) increase the height of the permitted solar array from 2.914 metres to up to 3.3 metres; (iii) provide for variable spacings between the solar array rows; (iv) provide for varying solar array tilt-angles; (v) alter the design of the electrical inverter/transformer units and reduce the number of electrical inverter/transformer units from 27 no. To 14 no. ; (vi) revise the alignment of approximately 250 metres of existing on-site access tracks and construct approximately 7,500 metres of access track; (vii) relocate and redesign the permitted battery energy storage system compound including an increase in the compound footprint from approximately 3,850 square metres to approximately 10,100 square metres; (viii) alter the design of the battery energy storage system and increase the number of battery energy storage system and ancillary containers from 38 no. To 83 no. ; (ix) alter condition no. 6(b) to provide for the planting of screening vegetation at the end of the construction phase; (x) alter condition no. 5(a) to provide for the decommissioning of the development no later than 40-years from the date of commissioning; and, (xi) all associated site development, drainage, access and reinstatement works. This planning application is accompanied by a natura impact statement (nis)

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AddressDatePriceDistance
Srah, Rhode, County OffalyMar 2025€70,000451 m

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  1. Application received20 March 2025
  2. Further information requested14 May 2025
  3. Further information received14 August 2025
  4. Decision due8 October 2025
  5. Decision issued6 October 2025
  6. Grant issued13 November 2025
  7. Permission expiry14 June 2031

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