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Solar farm proposed at Rinn O gCuanach, Dun Garbhan, Co. Waterford
21 January 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Waterford City and County Council planning register · published 1 September 2026
An applicant lodged plans with Waterford City and County Council on 21 January 2026 for a solar farm at Rinn O gCuanach, Dun Garbhan.
Key facts
- Reference
- 263
- Planning authority
- Waterford City and County Council
- Location
- Rinn O gCuanach, Dun Garbhan, Co Waterford
- Received
- 21 January 2026
- Application type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Submissions until
- 24 February 2026 (closed)
In context
It is one of 16 solar farm applications Waterford City and 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 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 c.200KWp renewable energy solar PV installation consisting of up to c.400m2 (472 no) Ground Mounted solar panels and all associated works. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413)
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Solar farm proposed at Rinn O gCuanach, Dun Garbhan, Co. Waterford", 21 January 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/waterford-city-and-county-council/263
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/waterford-city-and-county-council/263">Solar farm proposed at Rinn O gCuanach, Dun Garbhan, Co. Waterford</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 21 January 2026.</p>
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