Planning WireCounty Kildare
The biggest planning applications lodged with Kildare County Council in the past year, and the council’s decisions on them: solar farms, wind farms, battery plants, data centres, housing schemes of fifty homes or more, and large hotels. Each story is written from the council’s own record, which is quoted in full on the page, so every figure can be checked.
Past 365 days: 973 applications received in all, 30 stories on the wire. RSS feed.
Wind energy · 1Solar farms · 10Housing schemes · 19
13 applications awaiting a decision or decided outside the past year.
Housing schemesLodged 9 Apr 2026Kildare
An applicant lodged plans with Kildare County Council on 9 April 2026 for a 115-home scheme at Celbridge Lodge, Celbridge. A decision is due by 17 September 2026.
Solar farmsLodged 31 Mar 2026Kildare
An applicant lodged plans with Kildare County Council on 31 March 2026 for a 120 MW solar farm at Newtown. The application seeks an operational life of 40 years and the accelerated RED III consenting route for renewables.
Solar farmsLodged 6 Mar 2026Kildare
An applicant lodged plans with Kildare County Council on 6 March 2026 for a 137.7-hectare solar farm at Ballindrum and Mullamast. The application seeks an operational life of 10 years and the accelerated RED III consenting route for renewables.
Solar farmsLodged 23 Dec 2025Kildare
An applicant lodged plans with Kildare County Council on 23 December 2025 for a 5.9-hectare solar farm at Nicholastown, Kilcock.
Housing schemesLodged 5 Dec 2025Kildare
An applicant lodged plans with Kildare County Council on 5 December 2025 for a 171-home scheme at Sallins.
Housing schemesLodged 5 Dec 2025Kildare
An applicant lodged plans with Kildare County Council on 5 December 2025 for a 171-home scheme at Sallins.
Housing schemesLodged 1 Dec 2025Kildare
An applicant lodged plans with Kildare County Council on 1 December 2025 for a 78-home scheme at Sallins.
Housing schemesLodged 1 Dec 2025Kildare
An applicant lodged plans with Kildare County Council on 1 December 2025 for a 98-home scheme at Sallins.
Solar farmsLodged 29 Oct 2025Kildare
An applicant lodged plans with Kildare County Council on 29 October 2025 for a 32 MW solar farm at Coolnafearagh, Monasterevin. The application seeks an operational life of 40 years and the accelerated RED III consenting route for renewables.
Housing schemesLodged 9 Oct 2025Kildare
An applicant lodged plans with Kildare County Council on 9 October 2025 for a 467-home scheme at Celbridge. A decision is due by 3 December 2025.
Solar farmsLodged 29 Sept 2025Kildare
An applicant lodged plans with Kildare County Council on 29 September 2025 for a 1-hectare solar farm at Dysart, Enfield. The application seeks a 10-year permission.
Housing schemesLodged 29 Sept 2025Kildare
An applicant lodged plans with Kildare County Council on 29 September 2025 for a 581-home scheme at Railpark Maynooth, Maynooth.
Solar farmsLodged 12 Sept 2025Kildare
An applicant lodged plans with Kildare County Council on 12 September 2025 for a 32 MW solar farm at Coolnafearagh, Monasterevin. The application seeks an operational life of 40 years.
17 decisions by Kildare County Council in the past year.
Solar farmsDecision 26 Aug 2026Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 24 Jul 2026Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 16 Jul 2026Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 2 Jun 2026Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 2 Jun 2026Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 7 May 2026Kildare
Wind energyDecision 17 Apr 2026Kildare
Solar farmsDecision 2 Apr 2026Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 30 Mar 2026Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 6 Mar 2026Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 22 Feb 2026Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 20 Feb 2026Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 30 Jan 2026Kildare
Solar farmsDecision 16 Jan 2026Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 2 Jan 2026Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 17 Nov 2025Kildare
Solar farmsDecision 15 Oct 2025Kildare
