Townland of Ballymoney , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
CONDITIONALPlanning application 2560313
Wicklow - Wicklow County Council
Proposed Development
amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference: 19/627 and ABP-305289-19) which comprises consent for a Solar Farm within a site area of 19 hectares consisting of solar photovoltaic panels covering an area of up to 9.8ha on ground mounted steel frames, 1 no. on-site substation; 3 no. inverter/transformer stations, underground cables and ducts, boundary security fence, new internal tracks, CCTV cameras and all associated site services within the townland of Ballymoney, near Arklow, Co. Wicklow. Planning permission was sought for a period of 10 years. Proposed amendments include (1) relocation of part of the internal access track, and (2) a gate will be added along the access track
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Application received
24 Apr 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
12 Jun 2025
Decision due
18 Jun 2025
Grant issued
15 Jul 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Townland of Ballymoney , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Site Area
- 18.95 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 24 April 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 12 June 2025
- Grant Date
- 15 July 2025
- Permission Expires
- 14 July 2030
Location
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