Solar farmsDecisionClare

Clare County Council grants permission for 3.9-hectare solar farm at Modular Authomation Ireland Ltd., Smithstown Industrial Estate, Co. Clare

30 April 2025 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Clare County Council planning register · published 1 September 2026

Clare County Council granted permission on 30 April 2025 for a 3.9-hectare solar farm at Modular Authomation Ireland Ltd., Smithstown Industrial Estate, an application first lodged on 6 March 2025.

Key facts

Reference: 2560104
Planning authority: Clare County Council
Location: Modular Authomation Ireland Ltd., Smithstown Industrial Estate, Shannon Co. Clare
Received: 6 March 2025
Application type: PERMISSION
Site area: 3.9 hectares
Status: APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision: CONDITIONAL
Decision date: 30 April 2025
Council file: View on the Clare County Council planning portal

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 30 April 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 development which will consist of proposed roof-mounted photovoltaic, PV, panels on the existing profiled metal roof and alI associated siteworks

Cite this story

Free to quote, reproduce and republish with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Every figure on this page is traceable to the council record linked above; please link to this page so readers can check it too.

For print or broadcast

Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Clare County Council grants permission for 3.9-hectare solar farm at Modular Authomation Ireland Ltd., Smithstown Industrial Estate, Co. Clare", 30 April 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/clare-county-council/2560104

For the web (with link)

<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/clare-county-council/2560104">Clare County Council grants permission for 3.9-hectare solar farm at Modular Authomation Ireland Ltd., Smithstown Industrial Estate, Co. Clare</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 30 April 2025.</p>

Full application record

Map, site boundary, timeline and nearby applications for 2560104.

All solar farms applications

The full register view, with a map and decision statistics.

Get stories like this the day they are lodged

A county watch emails you every new application in Clare the week it appears.

Set up alerts