Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedEnergyDecided 21 September 2020

Clondardis & Slanemore, Walshestown, Mullingar

Amendments to a permitted solar farm to increase panel area and height.

206132 · Westmeath County Council · Lodged 2 June 2020

Reference
206132
Authority
Westmeath County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
2 June 2020

Summary

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Amendments are proposed for a previously approved solar photovoltaic farm on a 46.3-hectare site. The changes include an optimized panel configuration increasing the solar panel area up to 252,000 square meters and increasing the array height up to 2.8 meters.

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Development description

Amendment of the design of the approved development (westmeath county council planning reg. Ref. 17/6239 & an bord pleanala reg, ref. Pl25m. 301116) which comprises consent for the development of a ground mounted solar photvoltaic (pv) farm consisting of the following; up to an area of 139,520 m2 of solar panels on ground mounted steel frames within a site area of 46.3 hectares; a fenced electricity substation compound to include 1 no. Electricity control building and hardstands for ancillary electrical equipment; 12 no. Inverter/transformer stations; underground cable and ducts; internal access tracks and hardstanding areas; boundary security fence; cctv and all associated site services and works, 2 no. New site access points from the public road, one for construction / decommissioning traffic purposes only, and one for operational traffic. Amendments proposed are optimised solar pv panel configuration located within the same areas of the site as previously permitted with the exception of a reduced buffer distance under the existing 110kv lines from c. 56m to c. 46 m to comprise up to 252000 square meters of solar panels to allow for solar panel array height increase from up to 2.8m to 3.2m. Modifications and enlargement to the onsite substation and substation compound. The substation will increase in size from c. 55 m2 as permitted to c. 150 m2 and the substation compound will increase in size from c. 700 m2 as permitted to c. 1081 m2. Omission of 2 no. Inverter/transformer hard standing areas and minor changes of position of hardstanding from the permitted solar development to allow for a total of 10 hardstanding areas which will provide the base for 20 no. Inverter and transformer units housed in sound pression containers, permission is also sought to amend the life span of the consented development from 25 years to 30 years.

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  1. Application received2 June 2020
  2. Further information requested22 July 2020
  3. Further information received26 August 2020
  4. Decision due22 September 2020
  5. Decision issued21 September 2020
  6. Grant issued28 October 2020
  7. Permission expiry27 October 2025

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