Leonards Bog, The Sheehys, Derrymore
Construction of a 58-hectare solar farm with a 25MW capacity near Derrymore.
16600917 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 10 October 2016
- Reference
- 16600917
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 10 October 2016
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a 58.11-hectare solar PV farm with a 30-year operational lifespan. The development includes ground-mounted solar panels, an ESB control room, 25 electrical transformation enclosures, security fencing, and access roads.
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Official record
Development description
The erection of a 58.11 hectare solar pv farm. The proposed solar farm will consist of the installation of a 30 year operation and subsequent decommissioning of a series of ground mounted solar photovoltaic pv panels, mounted on steel support structures 3m in height, together with 1 single storey esb control room, 25 electrical transformation enclosures, underground cabling, cctv poles and cameras, deer type security fencing, wooden fence along part of the m7 motorway, wooden fence placed along the western site boundary, site entrance and access roads, including landscaping along the western and south eastern site boundaries, and other associated development works, for the purpose of generating renewable energy electricity. The proposed solar farm will have a capacity of 25mw.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received10 October 2016
- Further information requested30 November 2016
- Further information received25 May 2017
- Decision due19 July 2017
- Decision issued17 July 2017
- Appeal submitted18 August 2017
- Appeal decided24 April 2018
- Permission expiry23 April 2023
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