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Ballyspillane West Midleton Co. Cork

CONDITIONAL

Planning application 21/6613

Cork - Cork County Council

Proposed Development

Permission to amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference 175498) which comprises consent for the construction of a Solar PV Energy Development. Proposed amendments include (1) Project lifetime proposed to be extended from 25 years to 35 years, (2) Reduction, relocation and change of inverter/transformer stations from 7 to 4 (3) Provision of distributed energy storage capability at each of the inverter locations, (4) Reduction of the lengths of onsite access tracks (from c. 1,571m to c.1,357m) and realigning of the routes to make use of existing hedgerow openings (5) Increase in solar panel area from c. 84,200 sqm to c. 93,344 sqm (6) Change of solar panel type to bifacial and (7) Addition of spare parts container. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    23 Sept 2021

  2. Decision due

    31 Mar 2022

  3. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    31 Mar 2022

  4. Grant issued

    10 May 2022

Application Details

Location
Ballyspillane West Midleton Co. Cork
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Cork County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
23 September 2021
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
31 March 2022
Grant Date
10 May 2022

Location

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