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BALLYDUFF TOWNLAND , TULLAMORE , CO. OFFALY

CONDITIONAL

Planning application 1711

Offaly - Offaly County Council

Proposed Development

A 10 YEAR PERMISSION (TO CONSTRUCT DEVELOPMENT). THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF A SOLAR FARM COMPRISING: THE INSTALLATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED FRAMES IN ROWS ON A SITE OF C. 17.7 HECTARES, A SINGLE STOREY ESB TERMINAL STATION, A SINGLE STOREY SWITCHGEAR ENCLOSURE AS WELL AS 2 NO. SINGLE STOREY STORAGE CONTAINERS, 8 NO. SINGLE STOREY INVERTER STATIONS, DUCTING AND UNDERGROUND ELECTRICAL CABLING, PERIMETER FENCING, 10 NO. MOUNTED CCTV CAMERAS, USE OF EXISTING ACCESS FROM THE R420 AND PROVISION OF INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS, AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT (INCLUDING MINOR RE-PROFILING TO EXISTING LEVELS OF C. 0.5 HECTARES), AND LANDSCAPING WORKS

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    16 Jan 2017

  2. Further information requested

    10 Mar 2017

  3. Further information received

    3 Jul 2017

  4. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    28 Jul 2017

  5. Decision due

    30 Jul 2017

  6. Grant issued

    31 Aug 2017

Application Details

Location
BALLYDUFF TOWNLAND , TULLAMORE , CO. OFFALY
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Offaly County Council
Site Area
17.7 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
16 January 2017
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
28 July 2017
Grant Date
31 August 2017
Permission Expires
30 August 2027

Location

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