Land to the west/north-west of Ardnacrusha within the townlands of Castlebank Drummin, Glenlon North Glenlon South and Ballykeelaun, Co Clare
Planning application 2360249
DecisionConditional grant
Decided06 September 2023
Application typePERMISSION
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Order No: CLARE COUNTY COUNCIL PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACT 2000 (AS AMENDED) fIsGk File Reference Number: P23/60249 Name of Applicant: Address: Harmony Solar Clare Ltd. clo AECOM Ath Floor Adelphi Plaza St. George's Street Upper Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin A96 T927 Application Received: 13/07/2023 Nature of Application:...
Final Grant8 pages indexed
C la re Pl a nn ng Au th or ity -I ns pe ct io n Pu rp os es O nl y!
Notification Of Decision12 pages indexed
C la re Pl a nn ng Au th or ity -I ns pe ct io n Pu rp os es O nl y!
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Source documents
Original council portal records and source PDFs where available.- Application fileApplication file on www.eplanning.ieSource portal
- Notification Of DecisionSource: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / D822e41c-bd33-4175-9ca9-fdf734508dc5.pdf / Document 687415Source PDF
- Chief Executives OrderSource: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / B5d6a28b-d147-4220-af43-7a6631ff19be.pdf / Document 687414Source PDF
- Final GrantSource: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / 46178563-0aec-47f2-984e-9247fb44d284.pdf / Document 693667Source PDF
- Planners ReportSource: clarecoco.eplanning.ie / Ca52e9c4-204a-4c5e-9305-3c571daef8e8.pdf / Document 687413Source PDF
Nearby precedent
Similar nearby applications linked to this planning decision.- 2357To apply for a 10-year planning permission for development at land to the west/north west of Ardnacrusha within the townlands of Castlebank, Glenlon North, Glenlon South, Drummin and Ballykeelaun, for the development of a solar farm on a site of approximately 70 hectares consisting of the following; up to 309,008 sq.m of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; a 38 kV electrical substation with electrical control building and associated compound with palisade fence; the installation of up to 21 no. inverter/transformer stations on 7 no. hardstanding locations; underground power and communication cables and ducts, including underground cabling along the L3056 public road; new and upgraded internal access tracks (including stream crossings as required); 3 no. upgraded site entrances to the public road (one entrance to L-3054 (Lackyle Heights), and 2 no. entrances to L-30541); boundary fencing; landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; and all associated ancillary development, site works and services. The solar farm will be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of the proposed development and will be submitted to the planning authority with the application / 0.0 km away / 03 April 2023Granted
- 21395To construct dwelling house, garage, bored well, waste water treatment system, percolation area, entrance and all associated site works / 0.6 km away / 18 June 2021Granted
- 2460351To RETAIN changes to original house plans submitted for grant of planning permission P8/10268, and for detached shed and all associated site development works / 0.6 km away / 18 September 2024Granted
- 2560563Amendments to part of the design of an approved solar farm development (Clare County Council Planning Reg. Ref. P23/60249). The proposed amendments comprise the erection of eight new pole sets and two new masts and replacement of two existing pole sets with two new masts; Placement of overhead lines (comprising 688m) to enable connection to the national grid; Placement of underground cables (comprising 91m) to enable connection from the overhead lines to the approved substation; Alterations to the design, layout and scale of the approved substation; Removal of solar panels (comprising 668sqm) adjacent to the substation; Removal of underground cable route (comprising 1,457m) and associated works for the cable route from the substation to the national grid at Ardnacrusha; and all other associated works / 0.6 km away / 16 December 2025Granted
- 2560437For the construction of a dwelling house, detached garage, new vehicular splayed entrance and piers, new wastewater treatment and percolation system, and all associated site works / 0.6 km away / 10 November 2025Granted
- 2660031For detached single storey dwelling house and detached domestic garage, onsite wastewater treatment system and percolation area, bored well, connection to necessary services, new entrance detail together with all associated ancillary and incidental site works / 0.6 km away / 30 April 2026Granted
- 221067For development which will consist of the construction of a detached domestic single storey garage and home gymnasium for use ancillary to the enjoyment of the existing dwelling house on the site and all associated site works / 0.7 km away / 01 February 2023Granted
- 2228For the construction of a single storey detached house, a waste water treatment and disposal system, a bored well, a new site entrance and all associated works / 0.8 km away / 03 October 2022Granted