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Kerry County Council grants permission for 1.2-hectare solar farm at BANNA-MOUNTAIN, BANNA, Co. Kerry
13 November 2024 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Kerry County Council planning register · published 1 September 2026
Kerry County Council granted permission on 13 November 2024 for a 1.2-hectare solar farm at BANNA-MOUNTAIN, BANNA, an application first lodged on 17 April 2024.
Key facts
- Reference
- 24158
- Planning authority
- Kerry County Council
- Location
- BANNA-MOUNTAIN, BANNA, ARDFERT
- Received
- 17 April 2024
- Application type
- PERMISSION
- Site area
- 1.2 hectares
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision date
- 13 November 2024
- Appeal
- 321404-24 · CONDITIONAL
- Council file
- View on the Kerry County Council planning portal
In context
It is one of 11 solar farm applications Kerry 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 13 November 2024. 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 C. 810 KWP RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLAR PV INSTALLATION CONSISTING OF UP TO C. 3,591M2 (1500NO) GROUND MOUNTED SOLAR PANELS FIXED TO METAL FRAMES AND ALL ASSOCIATED WORKS
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Kerry County Council grants permission for 1.2-hectare solar farm at BANNA-MOUNTAIN, BANNA, Co. Kerry", 13 November 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/kerry-county-council/24158
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/kerry-county-council/24158">Kerry County Council grants permission for 1.2-hectare solar farm at BANNA-MOUNTAIN, BANNA, Co. Kerry</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 13 November 2024.</p>
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