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Ovidstown Development Site , Ballyvoneen , Enfield

CONDITIONAL

Planning application 1894

Kildare - Kildare County Council

Proposed Development

a temporary (27 years) ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm to generate renewable electricity on a 13.6 hectare (ha) site, comprising access gate, security fencing, solar arrays and racking system, electricity substations, electrical control cabinets, grid connection building, energy storage area, energy storage containers, temporary construction compound, CCTV, cabling, hardstanding, new access track, and ecologically beneficial landscape works, (ITM Grid Reference E 680018 N 738927)

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    1 Feb 2018

  2. Further information requested

    27 Mar 2018

  3. Further information received

    18 Dec 2018

  4. Decision due

    23 Jan 2019

  5. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    23 Jan 2019

  6. Grant issued

    27 Feb 2019

Application Details

Location
Ovidstown Development Site , Ballyvoneen , Enfield
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Kildare County Council
Site Area
13.6 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
1 February 2018
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
23 January 2019
Grant Date
27 February 2019
Permission Expires
26 February 2024

Location

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Planning Applications Nearby

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59m
171311N/A23 Nov 2017

a temporary (27 years) ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm to generate renewable electricity on a 13.6 hectare (ha) site, comprising solar arrays, associated electrical infrastructure, fencing access improvements and ecologically beneficial landscape works at Ovidstown Development Site, ITM Grid Reference E 680018 N 738927,

Ballyvoneen , Co. Kildare.

107m
20382N/A14 Apr 2020

to amend application 18/94. Amendments proposed include: No change to the perimeter fence or CCTV points; Change from mesh fence to deer fencing in compliance with Condition 13; Solar panel height increased from 2.3m to 2.5m; Angle span amended from 20-30 degrees to 10-40 degrees. Panels layout slightly reconfigured to account for changes in the height; Interior access track decreased in land disturbance from 3,172sqm to 1,109sqm; Increase of the temporary construction compound from 2,452sqm to 3,000sqm; Removal of the 750sqm Energy Storage Area; Replacement of five solar farm substations with two slightly larger substations with a shared hardstanding area, a decrease from 780sqm to 448sq; Removal of a section of solar panels from the northern extent of the Application Site; and an overall decrease in ground disturbance at the construction stage by 3,145sqm

Ovidstown , Ballyvoneen , Enfield

250m
20543CONDITIONAL29 May 2020

to amend application 18/94 at Ovidstown, Ballyvoneen, Enfield, Co. Kildare. The development will consist of a ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm to generate renewable electricity on a 13.6ha site and to extend the consent to 35 years, which comprises an access gate, security fencing, solar arrays and racking system, 2 no. electricity substations, grid connection building, temporary construction compound, CCTV cabling, hardstanding, new access track and ecologically beneficial landscape works

Ovidstown , Ballyvoneen , Enfield

597m
171222CONDITIONAL2 Nov 2017

a 10 year permission for development on lands which will consist of an extension to the solar PV farm granted permission under Register Reference 16/1265 comprising the construction of approximately 25,300 No. photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 11.50 hectares and associated ancillary development including 4 No. transformer stations, 4 No. auxiliary transformer stations, 4 No. inverters, 1 No. CCTV security camera mounted on 4 metre high pole, perimeter security fencing (2 metres high) and internal access tracks

Townland of Dysart , Johnstownbridge , Co. Kildare.

870m
21779N/A2 Jun 2021

(A) the erection of a two-storey type house, (B) garage/fuel store for domestic use, (C) the installation of a proprietary wastewater treatment plant with a soil polishing filter percolation area and (D) vehicular recessed entrance and access driveway and all associated site works

Ballyvoneen , Newtown , Enfield

918m
171138CONDITIONAL11 Oct 2017

(a) Erection of bungalow type dwelling; (b) Erection of garage/fuel store for domestic use; (c) Installation of septic tank and percolation area and all associated siteworks

Ballyvoneen , Newtown , Co. Kildare.

1.1km
20661CONDITIONAL24 Jun 2020

Alteration and relocation of vehicle entrance as granted under previous planning grant 04/1576

Ballyvoneen , Newtown , Enfield

1.2km
19671CONDITIONAL13 Jun 2019

a new single storey dwelling, new recessed entrance, new waste water treatment system and all associated site development works

Ballyvoneen , Enfield , Co. Kildare.

1.2km
19533N/A13 May 2019

a new single storey dwelling, new recessed entrance, new waste water treatment system and all associated site development works

Ballyvoneen , Enfield , Co.Kildare

1.3km
2561106N/A29 Sept 2025

for A 10-year planning permission for the provision of a Battery Energy Storage System and compound on a site of c. 1.015ha to support the adjacent permitted solar farm (KCC Reg. Ref.: 161265). The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) compound will accommodate self-contained Lithium Ion Phosphate batteries, within 18 no. BESS units, 4 no. twin skid units and a single skid unit. A control room (c. 27.6m2) is proposed to the east of the compound. The proposed development includes for all associated development, boundary treatments, security fencing, site access works, ducting and cabling, and all associated ancillary works. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply

Dysart , Enfield , Co. Kildare

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