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Kilkenny County Council planning news

The biggest planning applications lodged with Kilkenny 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: 916 applications received in all, 28 stories on the wire (1 read live from the council’s register, not yet on the national dataset). RSS feed.

Wind energy · 4Solar farms · 12Housing schemes · 11Hotels · 1

Lodged

18 applications awaiting a decision or decided outside the past year.

Solar farmsLodged 23 Oct 2026KilkennyLive from the council

1.87 MW solar farm proposed at Tirlán Limited, Belview, Co. Kilkenny

Tirlán Limited lodged plans with Kilkenny County Council on 23 October 2026 for a 1.87 MW solar farm at Tirlán Limited, Belview. The application seeks a 10-year permission. Submissions from the public can be made until 26 November 2026, and a decision is due by 17 December 2026.

Solar farmsLodged 2 Oct 2026Kilkenny

2-hectare solar farm proposed at Loan, Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny

An applicant lodged plans with Kilkenny County Council on 2 October 2026 for a 2-hectare solar farm at Loan, Castlecomer. The application seeks a 10-year permission and an operational life of 40 years. Submissions from the public can be made until 5 November 2026, and a decision is due by 26 November 2026.

Decided

10 decisions by Kilkenny County Council in the past year.