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Carlow County Council grants permission for 10.3-hectare solar farm at Kelvin Court and Sacred, Co. Carlow
13 December 2023 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Carlow County Council planning register · published 1 September 2026
Carlow County Council granted permission on 13 December 2023 for a 10.3-hectare solar farm at Kelvin Court and Sacred, an application first lodged on 1 November 2023.
Key facts
- Reference
- 2360254
- Planning authority
- Carlow County Council
- Location
- Kelvin Court and Sacred Heart Building, St Dymphna’s Hospital Campus Athy Road, Carlow
- Received
- 1 November 2023
- Application type
- PERMISSION
- Site area
- 10.3 hectares
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision date
- 13 December 2023
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 13 December 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.
Erection of photovoltaic solar panels at existing roof structures and associated works. The proposed works are located within the curtilage of St. Dymphna’s Hospital, Athy Road, Carlow which is a Protected Structure - RPS CT25 and RPS CT31
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Carlow County Council grants permission for 10.3-hectare solar farm at Kelvin Court and Sacred, Co. Carlow", 13 December 2023. https://www.permission.ie/news/carlow-county-council/2360254
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/carlow-county-council/2360254">Carlow County Council grants permission for 10.3-hectare solar farm at Kelvin Court and Sacred, Co. Carlow</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 13 December 2023.</p>
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