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176188

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Westmeath - Westmeath County Council

Proposed Development

(1) Pig finishing unit to accommodate 1920 pigs (2) 4 no feed silos, (3) upgrade existing farm entrance onto public road and (4) all ancillary site works

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    27 Jun 2017

  2. Application withdrawn

    18 Aug 2017

Application Details

Location
Shanonagh , Mullingar , Co Westmeath
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Westmeath County Council
Floor Area
216.8 sq m
Residential Units
1

Timeline

Registration Date
27 June 2017
Status
WITHDRAWN
Decision
N/A
Withdrawn
18 August 2017

Location

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Planning Applications Nearby

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500m
196173CONDITIONAL27 Jun 2019

for the existing slurry storage tank and all ancillary site services

Shanonagh , Mullingar , Co Westmeath

849m
176239CONDITIONAL29 Aug 2017

The development will consist of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic (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. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years

Clondardis and Slane More townlands , Walshestown , Mullingar

849m
206132CONDITIONAL2 Jun 2020

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.

Clondardis & Slanemore , Walshestown , Mullingar

862m
2258N/A11 Feb 2022

The development will consist of planning permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a Solar PV Energy development with a total site area of 42.06 hectares, to include a single storey electrical substation building, inverter substations, modules, solar PV ground mounted on support structures, a temporary construction compound, internal access tracks, security fencing, electrical cabling and ducting, CCTV and other ancillary infrastructure, drainage, additional landscaping and habitat enhancement as required and associated site development works. The solar farm will be operational for 35 years

Parcelllstown and Shandonagh , Mullingar , Co Westmeath

862m
22113CONDITIONAL14 Mar 2022

The development will consist of planning permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a Solar PV Energy Development with a total site area of 42.06 hectares, to include a single storey electrical substation building, inverter substations, modules, solar PV ground mounted on support structures, a temporary construction compound, internal access tracks, security fencing, electrical cabling and ducting, CCTV and other ancillary infrastructure, drainage, additional landscaping and habitat enhancement as required and associated site development works. The solar farm will be operational for 35-years.

Townlands of , Parcellstown and Shanonagh , Mullingar

864m
2560201CONDITIONAL25 Apr 2025

Amendments to the design of an approved solar farm development on lands within the townlands of Parcellstown, Shanonagh, Clondardis, Co. Westmeath (Westmeath County Council Planning Reg. Ref. 22/113). The proposed amendments include an extension of the red line boundary to provide for access from the approved Clondardis solar farm to the east (Westmeath County Council Planning Reg. Ref. 20/6132); Minor revisions to access tracks throughout the site; Revised perimeter fencing; Inclusion of a new perimeter gate; A new bridge crossing an existing arterial drain within the site; Underground power and communication cables and ducts; An optimised Solar PV Panel configuration within the same areas of the site as the previously permitted solar farm to comprise 238,362 square meters of solar panels; Solar panel array height increase from 3m to 3.2m; Rerouting of the permitted access track within the northern parcel; Revised hardstanding and electrical skid provision; Removal of on-site substation; Removal of storage container; Minor red line boundary revisions and all other associated ancillary development. Permission is also sought to extend the life span of the consented development from 35 years to 40 years.

Townlands of Parcellstown , Shanonagh and Clondardis , County Westmeath

1.1km
21519CONDITIONAL23 Sept 2021

The development consists of the construction of a two-storey dwelling and detached garage with wastewater treatment system with polishing filter including site entrance from existing road, boundary treatments and all associated site works above and below ground

Shandonagh , Mullingar , Co Westmeath

1.1km
206316REFUSED9 Nov 2020

Permission to construct a dwelling house and detached garage with treatment system and percolation area with all ancillary site works

Shandonagh , Mullingar , Co Westmeath

1.1km
2460369CONDITIONAL3 Oct 2024

construction of a single storey dwelling (199.9sq m), domestic garage (45.3sq m) and new domestic entrance onto public roadway. Permission is sought for the installation of a secondary treatment system and soil polishing filter and all associated site works

Tuitestown , Ballinea , Mullingar Co. Westmeath

1.2km
176028CONDITIONAL3 Feb 2017

10 year permission which will consist of a solar farm with an export capacity of 12.458mw comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames with associated infrastructure including 7 no. invertor cabins, 1 no. control building, 1 no. customer cabin, 1 no. DNO substation, temporary construction compound, ducting and electrical cabling, perimeter agricultural fencing, mounted CCTV cameras and internal access tracks.

Slanemore , Mullingar , Co Westmeath

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