Solar farmsLodgedCork
Solar farm proposed at Trabolgan Holiday Centre, Trabolgan, Co. Cork
23 April 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 23 April 2026 for a solar farm at Trabolgan Holiday Centre, Trabolgan.
Key facts
- Reference
- 26/1045
- Planning authority
- Cork County Council
- Location
- Trabolgan Holiday Centre, Trabolgan, Whitegate Co. Cork
- Received
- 23 April 2026
- Application type
- Permission
- Status
- Invalid - Prepare Letters
- Submissions until
- 27 May 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 for a 100% renewable energy ground mounted solar array consisting of 500 No. solar PV panels (610 kWp) and all associated works
Cite this story
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Solar farm proposed at Trabolgan Holiday Centre, Trabolgan, Co. Cork", 23 April 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/cork-county-council/26%2F1045
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/cork-county-council/26%2F1045">Solar farm proposed at Trabolgan Holiday Centre, Trabolgan, Co. Cork</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 23 April 2026.</p>
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