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Offaly - Offaly County Council

Proposed Development

THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOLAR PV DEVELOPMENT WITH A MAXIMUM EXPORT CAPACITY (MEC) OF UP TO 40MW COMPRISING OF A CA. 122,904 NO. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS LAID OUT IN ARRAYS, THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 38KV SUBSTATION (CA.114.4M2 X 4.75M TALL), A TRANSFORMER UNIT (CA.18M2 X 4M TALL) AND ASSOCIATED BUND, ALONG WITH ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING: 16 NO. POWER HUBS (CA. 15.25M2 X 2.4M), WHICH INCORPORATE AN INVERTER AND A TRANSFORMER, 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING ( 11.1M2 X 2.5M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY CLIENT SIDE SUB-STATION (15.25M2 X 2.9M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY EQUIPMENT STORAGE BUILDING (7.5M2 X 2.7M), 10 NO. CCTV CAMERAS MOUNTED ON 4M HIGH POLES, PERIMETER SECURITY FENCING AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AREA WILL BE CA 70.2HA

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    16 Jun 2020

  2. Further information requested

    7 Aug 2020

  3. Further information received

    13 Oct 2020

  4. Application withdrawn

    2 Mar 2021

Application Details

Location
BALLINDOWN BOGDERRIESBALLYWILLIAM , AND BALLYNAGUILSHA , CO OFFALY
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Offaly County Council
Site Area
70.2 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
16 June 2020
Status
DEEMED WITHDRAWN
Decision
N/A
Withdrawn
2 March 2021

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