Kerry County Council grants permission for 1.7-hectare solar farm at TULLAMORE, LISTOWEL, Co. Kerry

In context

It is one of 12 solar farm applications Kerry County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 349 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 18 December 2023. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

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

CONSTRUCT A 38KV SUBSTATION, INCLUDING ALL CONTROL BUILDING, AND ALL ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL PLANT AND APPARATUS, FENCING, TEMPORARY ACCESS TRACK, AND ALL ASSOCIATED AND ANCILLARY WORKS NECESSARY TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSED SUBSTATION WILL ADJOIN THE CONSENTED 110KV DROMBEG SUBSTATION APPROVED THROUGH THE STRATEGIC INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS UNDER AN BORD PLEANÁLA REF: VA08.305106. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL REDUCE THE QUANTUM OF PROPOSED SOLAR PANELS BY C.902SQM OR 0.25% OF THE PREVIOUSLY PERMITTED SOLAR FARM UNDER KERRY COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING REF: 18720 (AN BORD PLEANÁLA REF: PL08.302681). A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT HAS BEEN PREPARED IN RESPECT OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND ACCOMPANIES THIS APPLCIATION