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Solar farm proposed at Ballynahinch, Recess, Co. Galway

3 November 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Galway County Council planning register

Yelsea Ltd lodged plans with Galway County Council on 3 November 2026 for a solar farm at Ballynahinch, Recess. Submissions from the public can be made until 7 December 2026, and a decision is due by 6 January 2027.

Live from the council register. This application was read from Galway 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: 2661801
Planning authority: Galway County Council
Location: Ballynahinch, Recess, Ballynahinch Castle Hotel, Connemara, Co.Galway, H91 F4A7
Applicant: Yelsea Ltd
Received: 3 November 2026
Status: PRE-VALIDATION
Decision due: 6 January 2027
Submissions until: 7 December 2026
Council file: View on the Galway County Council planning portal

In context

It is one of 12 solar farm applications Galway County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 348 nationally. Of the 561 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 92% were granted.

What happens next

Anyone can make a submission or observation to Galway County Council until 7 December 2026, for a fee of €20. Only those who make a submission can later appeal the decision. The council is due to decide by 6 January 2027, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

How to make a submission

The development description, as lodged

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

for the extension to the existing ground mounted solar array to consist of 208 panels mounted on ground screws and 288 panels mounted on precast concrete ballast blocks. The works include the erection of a timber post & rail fence and connection into the existing underground trench. A Protected Structure. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared

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For print or broadcast

Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Solar farm proposed at Ballynahinch, Recess, Co. Galway", 3 November 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/galway-county-council/2661801

For the web (with link)

<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/galway-county-council/2661801">Solar farm proposed at Ballynahinch, Recess, Co. Galway</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 3 November 2026.</p>

Council file

The Galway County Council record for 2661801, with documents and drawings as lodged.