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Carlow County Council refuses permission for 14.2-hectare solar farm at Kilcarrig, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow
25 September 2023 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Carlow County Council planning register · published 15 September 2026
Carlow County Council refused permission on 25 September 2023 for a 14.2-hectare solar farm at Kilcarrig, Bagenalstown, an application first lodged on 3 August 2023.
Key facts
- Reference
- 2360159
- Planning authority
- Carlow County Council
- Location
- Kilcarrig, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow
- Received
- 3 August 2023
- Application type
- PERMISSION
- Site area
- 14.2 hectares
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- REFUSED
- Decision date
- 25 September 2023
- Appeal
- 318306-23 · CONDITIONAL
In context
It is one of 2 solar farm applications Carlow County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 349 nationally. Of the 572 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 92% were granted.
What happens next
The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 25 September 2023. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.
The development description, as lodged
Verbatim from the Carlow County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.
The development will consist of the extension of the operational lifespan of a solar farm permitted by Carlow County Council under Planning Reg. 22/118 from 35 No. years as permitted (by reason of condition No. 3 of permission Planning Reg. 22/118) to 40 No. years.
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Carlow County Council refuses permission for 14.2-hectare solar farm at Kilcarrig, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow", 25 September 2023. https://www.permission.ie/news/carlow-county-council/2360159
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/carlow-county-council/2360159">Carlow County Council refuses permission for 14.2-hectare solar farm at Kilcarrig, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 25 September 2023.</p>
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