Solar farmsLodgedWaterford
10 MW solar farm proposed at Pickardstown, Tramore, Co. Waterford
9 October 2023 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Waterford City and County Council planning register · published 15 September 2026
An applicant lodged plans with Waterford City and County Council on 9 October 2023 for a 10 MW solar farm at Pickardstown, Tramore.
Key facts
- Reference
- 2360472
- Planning authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Location
- Pickardstown, Tramore, Co. Waterford
- Received
- 9 October 2023
- Application type
- PERMISSION
- Site area
- 12 hectares
- Stated capacity
- 10 MW
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Submissions until
- 12 November 2023 (closed)
In context
It is one of 18 solar farm applications Waterford City and County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 349 nationally. Of the 572 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 Waterford City and County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.
a Solar Photovoltaic Array comprising 71,500m² of solar panels exporting a maximum of 10 megawatts to the National Grid, associated single storey control buildings including ESB Substation, Client-side Substation, Communications Building, Storage Building and 4no. Inverters, ancillary equipment, fencing and access road extension
Cite this story
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "10 MW solar farm proposed at Pickardstown, Tramore, Co. Waterford", 9 October 2023. https://www.permission.ie/news/waterford-city-and-county-council/2360472
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/waterford-city-and-county-council/2360472">10 MW solar farm proposed at Pickardstown, Tramore, Co. Waterford</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 9 October 2023.</p>
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