Application description published by Kildare County Council.
Development of a solar photovoltaic panel array consisting of the following: up to 74,172sqm of solar panels on ground mounted steel frames within a site area of 25.04 hectares; a fenced electricity substation compound to include 1 No. electricity control building and hardstands for ancillary electrical equipment; 7 No. inverter/transformer units; underground cable and ducts; internal access tracks and hardstanding areas; boundary security fence; CCTV and all associated site services and works; a new entrance to the public road will be used for construction purposes, the existing access to the lands at the public road will be used for operational purposes. Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years. This site is located within the townlands. Revised by significant further information consisting of; changes to layout which include the following: a new sit entrance to the public road and a new agricultural access; omission of the previously proposed two no. entrances to the proposed site; provision of a temporary construction car park; additional landscape measures; amendments to statutory redline boundary to accommodate the new site entrance to the public road
Application and appeal history
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ABP-301617-18Submitted 14 May 2018 / decided Not recorded
Status not recordedWITHDRAWN
Appeal submittedAppeal reference ABP-301617-18
14 May 2018
Appeal decisionWITHDRAWN
Not recorded
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Decision details
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Application ref
17535
Received
11 May 2017
Decided
16 April 2018
FI requested
Yes
Authority
Kildare County Council
Application type
PERMISSION
Outcome
Conditional grant
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Planning analysis
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Source documents
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