Tipperary County Council grants permission for 6-hectare solar farm at Cloghleigh, Golden, Co. Tipperary

In context

It is one of 20 solar farm applications Tipperary 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 applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 12 August 2025. 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.

development of 12 mushroom tunnels with building canopy no. 83, proposed dry store building no. 70 to include cold store and packaging area will also incorporate woodchip boiler as renewable heat source. Planning Permission to construct photovoltaic solar panels onto dry store building no. 70 and building no. 83 for own on farm use. Also proposed 16 car parking spaces with heavy duty fence panel and beech hedge perimeter and all associated works on our land