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Louth County Council grants permission for 3.8-hectare solar farm at Ravensdale Nurseries, Anavera, Co. Louth
28 August 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Louth County Council planning register · published 1 September 2026
Louth County Council granted permission on 28 August 2026 for a 3.8-hectare solar farm at Ravensdale Nurseries, Anavera, an application first lodged on 9 July 2026.
Key facts
- Reference
- 2689
- Planning authority
- Louth County Council
- Location
- Ravensdale Nurseries, Anavera, Ravensdale Dundalk
- Received
- 9 July 2026
- Application type
- PERMISSION
- Site area
- 3.8 hectares
- Status
- DECISION MADE
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision date
- 28 August 2026
- Council file
- View on the Louth County Council planning portal
In context
It is one of 4 solar farm applications Louth County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 339 nationally. Of the 573 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 92% were granted.
What happens next
The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 28 August 2026. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.
The development description, as lodged
Verbatim from the Louth County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.
Permission for development to comprise the erection of 364m2 of photovoltaic ground mounted solar panels and all associated site works
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Louth County Council grants permission for 3.8-hectare solar farm at Ravensdale Nurseries, Anavera, Co. Louth", 28 August 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/louth-county-council/2689
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/louth-county-council/2689">Louth County Council grants permission for 3.8-hectare solar farm at Ravensdale Nurseries, Anavera, Co. Louth</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 28 August 2026.</p>
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