3-hectare solar farm proposed at Aghadegnan, Co. Longford

In context

It is one of 4 solar farm applications Longford 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 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 Longford County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

the construction of 80 no. two storey residential units comprising 18 no. 3 bed semi-detached units (115 sq. m. floor area each) and 62 no. 3 bed terrace units (24 no. @ 115 sq. m. and 38 no. @ 124 sq. m. floor area) and a two-storey childcare facility (270 sq. m. floor area) with play area, set down area, 11 no. car parking spaces including 1 no. accessible space and 4 no. cycle parking spaces. Access is at a proposed priority junction at the spine road (granted pursuant to Reg. Ref. 04/125; ABP PL68.211481) at the north of the application site linking the site to Druid Glen and to the public road network at the R198 Battery Road to the west. Access for houses nos. 1 to 9 is at Druid Glen and at a new secondary access road at Druid Glen. The layout provides for pedestrian and cyclist access at Druid Glen and for potential future pedestrian and cyclist connections to adjoining development lands to the north, south and east of the site. The development also comprises the construction of the network of internal roads and footpaths, public open spaces (approx. 0.48 ha.) including play area and 12 no. covered bicycle parking spaces, bin collection point, estate store (14 sq. m.), ESB substation, landscaping, boundary treatment works, solar PV panels on the childcare facility, and all ancillary and associated site development works