Solar farm proposed at Dunnstown, Harristown, Co. Kildare

In context

It is one of 21 solar farm applications Kildare County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 347 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 Kildare County Council until 3 November 2026, for a fee of €20. Only those who make a submission can later appeal the decision. The council normally decides within eight weeks of the application being lodged, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

How to make a submission

The development description, as lodged

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

a proposed renewable energy development to construct a section of underground cabling connecting two parcels of the Permitted Delamain Solar Farm (Planning Reference 23/567/ ABP-318785) replacing a section of permitted cable, located in the townlands of Dunnstown and Harristown Co. Kildare. The development will consist of: • A c. 1.58km 33kV cross-country underground cable (UGC) with associated joint bays located within agricultural fields and private lands and a section crossing the L6044 local road. • All ancillary site works The planning application seeks a 10-year planning permission. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.