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Solar farm proposed at Johnstown, Rathaspick, Co. Wexford
2 April 2024 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Wexford County Council planning register · published 27 August 2026
An applicant lodged plans with Wexford County Council on 2 April 2024 for a solar farm at Johnstown, Rathaspick.
Key facts
- Reference
- 20240354
- Planning authority
- Wexford County Council
- Location
- Johnstown, Rathaspick
- Received
- 2 April 2024
- Application type
- Permission
- Status
- Incompleted
- Decision
- n/a
- Decision date
- 2 April 2024
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 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 Wexford County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.
The development of an 88kW ground mounted solar PV array and
Cite this story
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Solar farm proposed at Johnstown, Rathaspick, Co. Wexford", 2 April 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20240354
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/wexford-county-council/20240354">Solar farm proposed at Johnstown, Rathaspick, Co. Wexford</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 2 April 2024.</p>
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