Donegal County Council grants permission for 5.7-hectare solar farm at LORETO COMMUNITY SCHOOL, CONVENT ROAD, Co. Donegal

In context

It is one of 7 solar farm applications Donegal County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 333 nationally. Of the 572 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 7 February 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

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

(1) A NEW 1,951.2M2 TWO STOREY SCHOOL BUILDING, CONTAINING 11 NO. GENERAL CLASSROOMS, SPECIAL TEACHING ROOMS FOR SCIENCE, ART AND BUSINESS STUDIES, OFFICES, TOILETS, STORES, PLANT ROOMS AND A FIRST FLOOR BRIDGE LINK TO THE EXISTING SCHOOL BUILDING, (2) A ROOF MOUNTED PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL SYSTEM FOR COMPLIANCE WITH PART L OF THE BUILDING REGULATIONS AND (3) ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS INCLUDING NEW LANDSCAPING, EXTERNAL STEPS TO EXISTING GRASS PLAY, AND ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICE INFRASTRUCTURE WORKS