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THE TOWNLANDS OF LURGAN , MOATE , CO. OFFALY

CONDITIONAL

Planning application 235

Offaly - Offaly County Council

Proposed Development

A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS TO CONSTRUCT AND COMPLETE A SOLAR PV DEVELOPMENT. THE DEVELOPMENT COVERS A TOTAL SITE AREA OF 21.6 HECTARES AND WILL INCLUDE PV PANELS MOUNTED ON METAL FRAMES, NEW INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS, UNDERGROUND CABLING, PERIMETER FENCING WITH CCTV CAMERAS, 14 NO. INVERTER STATIONS, AND ALL ANCILLARY GRID INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS. THE SOLAR FARM WOULD BE OPERATIONAL FOR 40 YEARS. THE ASSOCIATED ACCESS, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND AND CLIENT SUBSTATION IS LOCATED AT CULLEENAGOWER, MOATE, COUNTY WESTMEATH AND IS SUBJECT TO A CONCURRENT APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO WESTMEATH COUNTY COUNCIL. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THIS PLANNING APPLICATION

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    13 Jan 2023

  2. Further information requested

    9 Mar 2023

  3. Further information received

    11 Sept 2023

  4. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    21 Nov 2023

  5. Decision due

    23 Nov 2023

  6. Grant issued

    8 Jan 2024

Application Details

Location
THE TOWNLANDS OF LURGAN , MOATE , CO. OFFALY
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
PERMISSION
Planning Authority
Offaly County Council
Site Area
21.6 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
13 January 2023
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
21 November 2023
Grant Date
8 January 2024
Permission Expires
7 January 2034

Location

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3m
22657N/A20 Dec 2022

A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS TO CONSTRUCT AND COMPLETE A SOLAR PV DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE PV PANELS MOUNTED ON METAL FRAMES, NEW ACCESS TRACKS, UNDERGROUND CABLING, PERIMETER FENCING WITH CCTV CAMERAS, 14 INVERTER STATIONS, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND, CLIENT SUBSTATION AND ALL ANCILLARY GRID INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS. THE SOLAR FARM WOULD BE OPERATIONAL FOR 40 YEARS. THE PROPOSED SITE AREA TRANSVERSES THE WESTMEATH COUNTY AND OFFALY COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES RESULTING IN A BREAKDOWN OF AREAS AS FOLLOWS: 21.6 HECTARES OF THE TOTAL SITE AREA WHICH INCLUDES THE PV PANELS, NEW ACCESS TRACKS, CCTV CAMERAS AND 14 INVERTER STATIONS IS LOCATED IN THE TOWNLAND OF LURGAN, MOATE, COUNTY OFFALY AND THE REMAINING 1.8 HECTARES FOR THE ASSOCIATED ACCESS, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND AND CLIENT SUBSTATION IS LOCATED AT CULLEENAGOWER, MOATE, COUNTY WESTMEATH AND IS SUBJECT TO A CONCURRENT APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO WESTMEATH COUNTY COUNCIL. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THIS PLANNING APPLICATION

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17187REFUSED25 May 2017

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