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Solar farm proposed at Ballinaskea House, Ballinaskea, Co. Wicklow

12 October 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Wicklow County Council planning register

Angus Sharpe lodged plans with Wicklow County Council on 12 October 2026 for a solar farm at Ballinaskea House, Ballinaskea. The application seeks the accelerated RED III consenting route for renewables. Submissions from the public can be made until 15 November 2026, and a decision is due by 6 December 2026.

Live from the council register. This application was read from Wicklow County Council’s own register the day it was listed. It has not yet reached the national planning dataset, which runs one to five weeks behind; the full record page, map and site boundary will appear here when it does.

Key facts

Reference: 2660917
Planning authority: Wicklow County Council
Location: Ballinaskea House, Ballinaskea, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Applicant: Angus Sharpe
Received: 12 October 2026
Status: NEW APPLICATION
Decision due: 6 December 2026
Submissions until: 15 November 2026
Council file: View on the Wicklow County Council planning portal

In context

It is one of 12 solar farm applications Wicklow County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 348 nationally. Of the 556 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 92% were granted.

What happens next

Anyone can make a submission or observation to Wicklow County Council until 15 November 2026, for a fee of €20. Only those who make a submission can later appeal the decision. The council is due to decide by 6 December 2026, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

How to make a submission

The development description, as lodged

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

RED III - Level 3 - (1) installation of a 227 sqm domestic ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panel system on steel support frames (2) erection of a domestic battery energy storage enclosure shed (3) all associated underground electrical cabling and PVC ducting (4) installation of the new site access gates with a gravel-surfaced front apron and additional wire boundary fencing (5) the removal of an existing Laurel hedge located to the north of the existing field entrance, and its replacement with a new Laurel hedge planted in a set-back position from the public road tarmac to maintain natural screening (6) the creation of an additional grass verge width to the north of the existing field entrance to improve visibility lines; and (7) all associated site development, drainage, and landscaping works

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Solar farm proposed at Ballinaskea House, Ballinaskea, Co. Wicklow", 12 October 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/wicklow-county-council/2660917

For the web (with link)

<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/wicklow-county-council/2660917">Solar farm proposed at Ballinaskea House, Ballinaskea, Co. Wicklow</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 12 October 2026.</p>

Council file

The Wicklow County Council record for 2660917, with documents and drawings as lodged.