15.9-hectare solar farm proposed at Clonmel, 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 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 Tipperary County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

REDIII 10-year planning permission for a solar energy development with a total site area of 15.9 hectares comprising (i) photovoltaic solar panels on mounting frames; (ii) electrical transformer stations; (iii) underground electrical and communications cabling; (iv) upgraded and new on-site access tracks; (v) security fencing and gates; (vi) pole-mounted security cameras; and (vii) all associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and reinstatement works. The operational lifetime of the proposed development is 35-years. The planning application is accompanied by an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report.