Solar farmsLodgedCork
Solar farm proposed at Kealties, Durrus, Co. Cork
17 September 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Cork County Council planning register · published 28 September 2026
An applicant lodged plans with Cork County Council on 17 September 2026 for a solar farm at Kealties, Durrus. Submissions from the public can be made until 21 October 2026, and a decision is due by 11 November 2026.
Key facts
- Reference
- 26/2419
- Planning authority
- Cork County Council
- Location
- Kealties,, Durrus,, Co. Cork,, P75 Y521
- Received
- 17 September 2026
- Application type
- Permission
- Status
- Awaiting Admin Validation
- Decision due
- 11 November 2026
- Submissions until
- 21 October 2026
- Council file
- View on the Cork County Council planning portal
In context
It is one of 49 solar farm applications Cork County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 346 nationally. Of the 562 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 93% were granted.
What happens next
Anyone can make a submission or observation to Cork County Council until 21 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 11 November 2026, 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: (i) demolition/removal of existing sunroom to rear of house and construction of replacement sunroom to side of house, (ii) construction of extension to rear of house, (iii) retention of ground-mounted photovoltaic solar panel array, and (iv) all associated site works
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Solar farm proposed at Kealties, Durrus, Co. Cork", 17 September 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/cork-county-council/26%2F2419
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/cork-county-council/26%2F2419">Solar farm proposed at Kealties, Durrus, Co. Cork</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 17 September 2026.</p>
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