Roscommon County Council grants permission for 30 MW solar farm at Meera and Tullyleague, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon

In context

It is one of 9 solar farm applications Roscommon County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 337 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 5 February 2026. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

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

Permission for development consisting of a solar farm development comprising of: the installation of photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames in rows; a 38kV ESB electricity substation compound including a single storey substation building and electrical infrastructure; up to 23 no. single inverter stations (or an alternative string inverter provision); ducting and underground electrical cabling; provision of some new internal access tracks and use of some existing agricultural tracks; storage containers; perimeter fencing; pole mounted CCTV cameras; vehicular access via existing private roads that connect directly to the L50783; construction of 2 no. passing bays along the L50783 and all associated site development and landscaping works. All on a site of approximately 37.97 hectares. The solar farm will have an operational lifespan of 40 years and an estimated export capacity of 30MW approx. of electricity. Planning permission is sought for a duration of 10 years at