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Cavan County Council grants permission for 1.2-hectare solar farm at Cornashesk, Virginia, Co. Cavan

24 November 2025 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Cavan County Council planning register · published 1 September 2026

Cavan County Council granted permission on 24 November 2025 for a 1.2-hectare solar farm at Cornashesk, Virginia, an application first lodged on 22 July 2025.

Key facts

Reference: 2560412
Planning authority: Cavan County Council
Location: Cornashesk, Virginia, Co. Cavan
Received: 22 July 2025
Application type: PERMISSION
Site area: 1.2 hectares
Status: APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision: CONDITIONAL
Decision date: 24 November 2025
Council file: View on the Cavan County Council planning portal

In context

It is one of 5 solar farm applications Cavan County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 335 nationally. Of the 573 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 24 November 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Cavan County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

to (a) install a ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array consisting of approximately 438 PV panels with a total generation capacity of circa 500kW, (b) install 1 No. inverter building, (c) install underground cabling, and (d) all associated site works- SIGNIFICANT FURTHER INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECEIVED

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Cavan County Council grants permission for 1.2-hectare solar farm at Cornashesk, Virginia, Co. Cavan", 24 November 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/cavan-county-council/2560412

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<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/cavan-county-council/2560412">Cavan County Council grants permission for 1.2-hectare solar farm at Cornashesk, Virginia, Co. Cavan</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 24 November 2025.</p>

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