Knockanpierce, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Construction of a solar farm with up to 10,000 ground-mounted solar panels on a 6.33-hectare site.
245 · Tipperary County Council · Lodged 16 January 2024
- Reference
- 245
- Authority
- Tipperary County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 January 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will consist of a solar PV panel array covering approximately 27,010 square metres on ground-mounted steel frames. It will include an external transformer, power inverter units, underground cabling, security fencing, CCTV masts, and solar lighting.
- Floor area
- 27,010 m²
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Official record
Development description
A solar pv panel array consisting of up to 10,000 no. Solar pv panels (c. 27,010m2) on ground mounted steel frames on a c. 6.33 hectare site, external transformer, power inverter units, underground cable ducts, perimeter security fence, cctv masts, solar lighting and all associated works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for agricultural needs and to protect and enhance the rural environment and setting of the settlement”
National zoning type: Mixed/general primary sector uses, including 'rural'
Objective set by the Nenagh Local Area Plan 2024-2030 (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rathmartin Rd, Tyone, Nenagh | Nov 2025 | €245,000 | 424 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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Key dates
Timeline
- Application received16 January 2024
- Further information requested7 March 2024
- Further information received3 May 2024
- Decision due27 June 2024
- Decision issued19 June 2024
- Grant issued23 July 2024
- Permission expiry22 July 2029
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