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Ballyduff (Townland) , Tullamore , Co. Offaly

CONDITIONAL

Planning application 2560334

Offaly - Offaly County Council

Proposed Development

changes to an existing vehicular entrance off the R420 to facilitate the construction of the Solar PV Farm permitted under Planning Ref. 17/11 and changes to the same previously permitted Solar Farm consisting of the reconfiguration of an internal access track resulting in a decrease in the footprint of the solar array. Permission is also sought for the completion of works at the vehicular entrance off the R420 to facilitate the operational and decommissioning phases of the permitted Solar PV Farm on lands

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Application Timeline

  1. Application received

    29 Jul 2025

  2. Decision: CONDITIONAL

    19 Sept 2025

  3. Decision due

    22 Sept 2025

  4. Grant issued

    29 Oct 2025

Application Details

Location
Ballyduff (Townland) , Tullamore , Co. Offaly
Applicant
N/A
Application Type
RETENTION
Planning Authority
Offaly County Council
Site Area
3 ha

Timeline

Registration Date
29 July 2025
Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
CONDITIONAL
Decision Date
19 September 2025
Grant Date
29 October 2025
Permission Expires
30 August 2027

Location

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2560295N/A9 Jul 2025

Permission for retention of changes to an existing vehicular entrance off the R420 to facilitate the construction of the Solar PV Farm permitted under Planning Ref. 17/11 and changes to the same previously permitted Solar Farm consisting of the reconfiguration of an internal access track resulting in a decrease in the footprint of the solar array. Permission is also sought for the completion of works at the vehicular entrance off the R420 to facilitate the operational and decommissioning phases of the permitted Solar PV Farm on lands at Ballyduff (Townland), Tullamore, Co. Offaly.

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1711CONDITIONAL16 Jan 2017

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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23316CONDITIONAL30 Jun 2023

THE EXTENSION OF THE OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN OF A SOLAR FARM PERMITTED BY OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL UNDER REG. REF. 17/11 FROM 30 NO. YEARS AS PERMITTED (BY REASON OF CONDITION NO. 2 OF PERMISSION REG. REF. 17/11) TO 40 NO. YEARS

BALLYDUFF , TULLAMORE , CO. OFFALY

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23315CONDITIONAL30 Jun 2023

THE REPLACEMENT OF A PERMITTED SINGLE STOREY TERMINAL ELECTRICAL STATION AND SEPARATE PERMITTED SWITCHGEAR ENCLOSURE (BOTH PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED AS PART OF A SOLAR FARM PERMISSION BY OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL UNDER PLANNING REF. 17/11) WITH I NO. PROPOSED SINGLE STOREY 20KV SUBSTATION BUILDING ON THE SITE OF THE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED TERMINAL STATION AND SWITCHGEAR ENCLOSURE

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AND RELOCATION OF EXISTING CONTAINERS FOR USE ANCILLARY TO THE BUSINESS. PERMISSION FOR: CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EXTENSION TO EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHED FOR STORAGE USE, A NEW AGRICULTURAL DRYING SHED WITH ANCILLARY DRYING FACILITIES, A NEW WOOD CHIP STORAGE AREA BOILER AND CHIMNEY, NEW ENCLOSURE TO EXISTING HOPPER AND NEW WEIGHBRIDGE STATION DEMOLITION EXISTING FORMER AGRICULTURAL FARM WALLS & SHEDS EXTENSION OF EXISTING GRAVEL YARD TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICLE TURNING ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT

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BALLYDUFF CLARA ROAD , TULLAMORE , CO. OFFALY

421m
21560N/A13 Sept 2021

AND RELOCATION OF EXISTING CONTAINERS FOR USE ANCILLARY TO THE BUSINESS. PERMISSION FOR (I) CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW EXTENSION TO EXISTING AGRICULTURAL SHED FOR STORAGE USE, A NEW AGRICULTURAL DRYING SHED WITH ANCILLARY DRYING FACILITIES, A NEW WOOD CHIP STORAGE AREA, BOILER AND CHIMNEY, NEW ENCLOSURE TO EXISTING HOPPER AND NEW WEIGHBRIDGE STATION (II) DEMOLITION EXISTING FORMER AGRICULTURAL FARM WALLS & SHEDS (III) EXTENSION OF EXISTING GRAVEL YARD TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICLE TURNING (IV) NEW EFFLUENT TREATMENT SYSTEM AND PERCOLATION AREA, (V) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT CONSISTS OF WORKS WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF A PROTECTED STRUCTURE

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