Clare County Council grants permission for 1 MW solar farm at Lismeehan, O'Callaghan's Mills, Co. Clare

In context

It is one of 9 solar farm applications Clare 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 16 September 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

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

for the construction of a 1.0mW PV Solar Farm. The proposed works will consist of a 1.0mW PV Solar Farm located to the north of the existing facility, with an area of approximately 1.91 hectares, comprising of linear arrays of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames (with associated cabling and ducting), a modular substation / inverters, hardcore site access road and all associated site works