Proposed Development
for a Solar Farm and Storage Park consisting of linear arrays of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels mounted on steel supported structures with associated cabling and ducting (including underground cable connection to the proposed on-site 110kV substation); 50 no. inverter substations, a storage park (including 55 no. containers with cells and 15 no. containers with PCS and inverters); perimeter fencing; 6 no. palisade double security gates; 3 no. temporary construction compound/material storage area; 2 no. steel storage containers; 25 no. turning bays, on-site pole mounted CCTV cameras (at 60 locations); and 2 no. temporary construction stage Moby Dick type wheel wash systems (with over ground settlement tank); and all associated ancillary development services and works, all to be provided within an application boundary of 112ha. Permission is sought for the proposed Solar Farm and Storage Park for a period of 10 years with an operational period of 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared for this development and submitted as part of the planning application
View the full application file on the council's planning portal →Application Timeline
Application received
29 Sept 2022
Further information requested
22 Nov 2022
Further information received
6 Jul 2023
Decision: CONDITIONAL
29 Aug 2023
Decision due
30 Aug 2023
Appeal submitted
25 Sept 2023
Appeal decided: MODIFIED
1 Aug 2024
Application Details
- Location
- Brownstown , Co. Kilkenny
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Kilkenny County Council
- Site Area
- 112 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 29 September 2022
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 29 August 2023
- Permission Expires
- 31 July 2029
An Coimisiún Pleanála Appeal
- Appeal Reference
- APB-318091-23
- Decision
- MODIFIED
- Submitted
- 25 September 2023
- Decided
- 1 August 2024
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