Solar farmsDecisionWexford

Wexford County Council grants permission for 14.3-hectare solar farm at Rochestown, Drinagh, Co. Wexford

12 January 2024 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Wexford County Council planning register · published 10 September 2026

Wexford County Council granted permission on 12 January 2024 for a 14.3-hectare solar farm at Rochestown, Drinagh, an application first lodged on 28 September 2023.

Key facts

Reference: 20231164
Planning authority: Wexford County Council
Location: Rochestown, Drinagh
Received: 28 September 2023
Application type: Permission
Site area: 14.3 hectares
Status: Appealed
Decision: Granted (Conditional)
Decision date: 12 January 2024
Appeal: ABP-318996-24 · Granted (Conditional)
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 351 nationally. Of the 572 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 January 2024. 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.

Permission to erect 44,172.66 M2 of photovoltaic panels on a ground mounted

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 14.3-hectare solar farm at Rochestown, Drinagh, Co. Wexford", 12 January 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20231164

For the web (with link)

<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20231164">Wexford County Council grants permission for 14.3-hectare solar farm at Rochestown, Drinagh, Co. Wexford</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 12 January 2024.</p>

Full application record

Map, site boundary, timeline and nearby applications for 20231164.

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