Greenhills, Rhode, Co. Offaly
Amendments to a permitted solar farm, including array height increases and access tracks.
2560083 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 20 March 2025
- Reference
- 2560083
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 20 March 2025
Summary
AI-generatedProposed amendments to a permitted solar farm include increasing the solar array height to 3.3 metres, revising the layout, and constructing 1,600 metres of access tracks. The application also seeks to extend the decommissioning timeline to 40 years and is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement.
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Development description
Amendments to the development permitted under offaly county council planning register reference 21/488 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 6 no. To 2 no. ; (vi) construct approximately 1,600 metres of access tracks; (vii) alter condition no. 5(b) to provide for the planting of screening vegetation at the end of the construction phase; (viii) alter condition no. 4(a) to provide for the decommissioning of the development no later than 40-years from the date of commissioning; and, (ix) all associated site development, drainage, access and reinstatement works. This planning application is accompanied by a natura impact statement (nis)
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received20 March 2025
- Further information requested14 May 2025
- Further information received14 August 2025
- Decision due8 October 2025
- Decision issued6 October 2025
- Grant issued17 November 2025
- Permission expiry27 January 2032
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