Solar farmsDecisionWexford

Wexford County Council grants permission for 5 MW solar farm at BALLYCARNEY, BALLYCARNEY, Co. Wexford

20 July 2016 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Wexford County Council planning register · published 27 August 2026

Wexford County Council granted permission on 20 July 2016 for a 5 MW solar farm at BALLYCARNEY, BALLYCARNEY, an application first lodged on 31 May 2016.

Key facts

Reference: 20160594
Planning authority: Wexford County Council
Location: BALLYCARNEY, BALLYCARNEY
Received: 31 May 2016
Application type: Permission
Site area: 12.9 hectares
Stated capacity: 5 MW
Status: n/a
Decision: Granted (Conditional)
Decision date: 20 July 2016
Council file: View on the Wexford County Council planning portal

In context

It is one of 5 solar farm applications Wexford 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 20 July 2016. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

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

CONSTRUCTION OF AN UP TO 5MW SOLAR PV FARM COMPRISING APPROXIMATELY 20,000 NO. P

Cite this story

Free to quote, reproduce and republish with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Every figure on this page is traceable to the council record linked above; please link to this page so readers can check it too.

For print or broadcast

Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Wexford County Council grants permission for 5 MW solar farm at BALLYCARNEY, BALLYCARNEY, Co. Wexford", 20 July 2016. https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20160594

For the web (with link)

<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20160594">Wexford County Council grants permission for 5 MW solar farm at BALLYCARNEY, BALLYCARNEY, Co. Wexford</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 20 July 2016.</p>

Full application record

Map, site boundary, timeline and nearby applications for 20160594.

All solar farms applications

The full register view, with a map and decision statistics.

Get stories like this the day they are lodged

A county watch emails you every new application in Wexford the week it appears.

Set up alerts