Tipperary County Council grants permission for 17.4-hectare solar farm at Kyle and Kyleagarry, Gortdrum, Co. Tipperary

In context

It is one of 20 solar farm applications Tipperary County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 329 nationally. Of the 571 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 23 July 2024. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

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

construction of an extension to the solar PV development permitted under planning application ref: PR 22/165 comprising the erection of photovoltaic panels laid out in arrays over a development area of ca. 17.44ha along with ancillary development including: 13 no. inverters (ca. 15.25m2 x 2.6m), 7 no. CCTV cameras mounted on 4m high poles, electrical and communications cabling, palisade security fencing and all ancillary works, this proposed extension development will be connected to an existing permitted solar development under planning application ref: PL 22/165 by underground cables - A Natura Impact Statement will accompany the planning application