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16.1-hectare solar farm proposed at Manusmore and Carrownanelly, Clarecastle, Co. Clare

23 September 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Clare County Council planning register

Manusmore Solar Limited lodged plans with Clare County Council on 23 September 2026 for a 16.1-hectare solar farm at Manusmore and Carrownanelly, Clarecastle. Submissions from the public can be made until 27 October 2026, and a decision is due by 17 November 2026.

Live from the council register. This application was read from Clare County Council’s own register the day it was listed. It has not yet reached the national planning dataset, which runs one to five weeks behind; the full record page, map and site boundary will appear here when it does.

Key facts

Reference: 26262
Planning authority: Clare County Council
Location: Lands at Manusmore and Carrownanelly, Clarecastle, Co. Clare
Applicant: Manusmore Solar Limited
Received: 23 September 2026
Site area: 16.1 hectares
Status: PRE-VALIDATION
Decision due: 17 November 2026
Submissions until: 27 October 2026
Council file: View on the Clare County Council planning portal

In context

It is one of 7 solar farm applications Clare County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 349 nationally. Of the 570 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 92% were granted.

What happens next

Anyone can make a submission or observation to Clare County Council until 27 October 2026, for a fee of €20. Only those who make a submission can later appeal the decision. The council is due to decide by 17 November 2026, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

How to make a submission

The development description, as lodged

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

to Extend the Appropriate Period of Planning Permission P21/915. A Solar PV Energy development with a total site area of 16.08 hectares, to include inverter station modules, solar PV panels ground mounted on support structures, internal access tracks, watercourse crossing, security fencing, electrical cabling and ducting, CCTV and other ancillary infrastructure, drainage, additional landscaping and habitat enhancement and associated site development works relating to the access to the site

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "16.1-hectare solar farm proposed at Manusmore and Carrownanelly, Clarecastle, Co. Clare", 23 September 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/clare-county-council/26262

For the web (with link)

<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/clare-county-council/26262">16.1-hectare solar farm proposed at Manusmore and Carrownanelly, Clarecastle, Co. Clare</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 23 September 2026.</p>

Council file

The Clare County Council record for 26262, with documents and drawings as lodged.