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Confey , Leixlip , Co. Kildare

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Planning application 211732

Kildare - Kildare County Council

Proposed Development

development at this site on land south of the L1015 Road at Confey. The development will consist of permission to amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference 16/848) which comprises consent for a Solar PV Energy Development. Proposed amendments include: (1) Substation to increase in size and relocate; (2) Customer Substation to be removed; (3) Storage Container to relocate: (4) Transformer Containers to relocate, increase in size and reduce in numbers; (5) Change in height and layout of Deer Fencing: (6) Reduction in height and numbers of CCTV cameras; (7) Slight alteration to the access tracks; (8) Change in height and angle of solar panels; (9) MW output to be reduced from 10MW to 8.2MW, and (10) Project lifetime proposed to be extended from 30 to 35 years

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Application Details

Location
Confey , Leixlip , Co. Kildare.
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Kildare County Council

Timeline

Registration Date
9 December 2021
Status
INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Decision
N/A

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Extension of Duration of Planning Ref. No. 16/848 - a solar PV panel array with an export capacity of 10MW comprising approximately 38, 600 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 16.91 hectares, 7 No. single storey MV substations, 1 No. single storey DSO substation, 1 No. single storey customer substation, 1 No. single storey spares building, 1 No. communications pole, boundary security fencing, CCTV, associated electrical cabling and ducting, alteration to existing entrance to include access gates and all associated ancillary development works. Revised by Significant Further Information which includes submission of a Natura Impact Statement; submission of road safety audit, swept path analysis and visibility splay drawings; revised location of communications pole as shown on the revised Customer Building Drawing; Revised DSO and MV Building Drawings; Revised Site Layout drawings; Revised Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Report, on land south of the L1015 road

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211773N/A17 Dec 2021

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226CONDITIONAL10 Jan 2022

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