Ballycooleen , Avoca , Co. Wicklow
UNCONDITIONALPlanning application 2660
Wicklow - Wicklow County Council
Proposed Development
section 42 - extension of appropriate period - 16/176 - 10 year permission for the construction of a Solar PV Energy development within a total site area of up to 13.76 ha to include one single storey electrical substation building, electrical transformer / inverter station modules, solar PV panels ground mounted on steel support structures, access roads, fencing and associated electrical cabling, ducting and ancillary infrastructure
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Application received
20 Mar 2026
Decision: UNCONDITIONAL
30 Apr 2026
Decision due
14 May 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Ballycooleen , Avoca , Co. Wicklow
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Planning Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Site Area
- 13.76 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 20 March 2026
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- UNCONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 30 April 2026
- Permission Expires
- 10 January 2028
Location
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