GrantedDecided 08 May 2026Galway County Council

Shantallow Cloonascragh and Togher More, Tuam, County Galway

Planning application 2561293
DecisionConditional grant
Decided08 May 2026
Application typePERMISSION
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Application description published by Galway County Council.
For the construction of and a 40-year operation and subsequent decommissioning of a 48.01-hectare solar farm (red line boundary) and underground cabling. The solar farm comprises of one single land parcel and is divided by existing farm access tracks and hedgerows. The proposed Solar Farm will consist of a series of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, mounted on steel support structures, together with electrical transformers, transformer maintenance bays, a temporary construction compound, the use of existing farm access tracks, existing site entrance, inverters, CCTV poles and cameras, deer type security/boundary fencing, landscaping and biodiversity measures and all associated ancillary development works, for the purpose of generating renewable energy electricity. A Natura Impact Statement will also be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. The development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive 2023/2413). It is important to note that the planning application is subject to section 34D. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34(b), the provisions of article 26A shall apply

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