2460416
CONDITIONALClare - Clare County Council
Proposed Development
for development which will consist of planning permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a Solar Energy development with a total site area of 36.70 hectares, to include the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, a substation, inverter substations, internal access tracks (new and upgraded), underground cabling, security fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, a temporary construction compound and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The Solar Farm would be operational for 40 years. The proposed grid route will connect the substation at the application site to the existing grid infrastructure at Ardnacrusha Power Station via a 38kV underground cable which is 1.2km in length (320m of which is on the local road L3056). A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted with this application
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Application received
30 Aug 2024
Further information requested
23 Oct 2024
Further information received
17 Apr 2025
Decision due
30 Jun 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
30 Jun 2025
Appeal submitted
28 Jul 2025
Appeal decided: MODIFIED
13 Jan 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Within the townlands of Castlebank Parteen Ballykeelaun and Drummin , Ardnacrusha , Co. Clare
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Clare County Council
- Site Area
- 36.7 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 30 August 2024
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 30 June 2025
- Permission Expires
- 12 January 2031
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- ACP-323147-25
- Decision
- MODIFIED
- Submitted
- 28 July 2025
- Decided
- 13 January 2026
Location
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