Solar farmsLodgedCork
Solar farm proposed at Derrynanool, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
24 February 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Cork County Council planning register · published 31 August 2026
An applicant lodged plans with Cork County Council on 24 February 2026 for a solar farm at Derrynanool, Mitchelstown.
Key facts
- Reference
- 26/0450
- Planning authority
- Cork County Council
- Location
- Derrynanool, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
- Received
- 24 February 2026
- Application type
- Permission
- Status
- Invalid - Prepare Letters
- Submissions until
- 30 March 2026 (closed)
- Council file
- View on the Cork County Council planning portal
In context
It is one of 52 solar farm applications Cork County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 337 nationally. Of the 573 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 92% were granted.
What happens next
The five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council normally decides within eight weeks of the application being lodged, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.
The development description, as lodged
Verbatim from the Cork County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.
Permission to install a 100% renewable energy ground mounted solar array consisting of 1390 no. solar PV panels (750kWp) and all associated site works.
Cite this story
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Solar farm proposed at Derrynanool, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork", 24 February 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/cork-county-council/26%2F0450
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/cork-county-council/26%2F0450">Solar farm proposed at Derrynanool, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 24 February 2026.</p>
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