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Solar farm proposed at Wellesley Farm, Dromtrasna Hartnett, Co. Limerick
3 March 2025 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Limerick County Council planning register · published 1 September 2026
An applicant lodged plans with Limerick County Council on 3 March 2025 for a solar farm at Wellesley Farm, Dromtrasna Hartnett. The application seeks a 10-year permission.
Key facts
- Reference
- 2554
- Planning authority
- Limerick County Council
- Location
- Wellesley Farm, Dromtrasna Hartnett, Abbeyfeale Co. Limerick.
- Received
- 3 March 2025
- Application type
- PERMISSION
- Permission sought
- 10 years
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Submissions until
- 6 April 2025 (closed)
In context
It is one of 21 solar farm applications Limerick County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 335 nationally. Of the 573 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 92% were granted.
What happens next
The five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council normally decides within eight weeks of the application being lodged, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.
The development description, as lodged
Verbatim from the Limerick County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.
a 10 year planning permission for a c.2.5 Mega Watt renewable energy ground mounted Solar Farm, consisting of 4920 Solar PV Panels fixed to metal frames, security fence, CCTV and security lamp standards, DC sub-stations and all associated site works
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Solar farm proposed at Wellesley Farm, Dromtrasna Hartnett, Co. Limerick", 3 March 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/limerick-city-and-county-council/2554
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/limerick-city-and-county-council/2554">Solar farm proposed at Wellesley Farm, Dromtrasna Hartnett, Co. Limerick</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 3 March 2025.</p>
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