GrantedDecided 13 October 2023Kilkenny County Council

On lands within the townlands of Castlegarden and Cloghscregg, Thomastown, County Kilkenny

Planning application 2360069
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DecisionConditional grant
Decided13 October 2023
Application typePERMISSION
Source documents1

Site

Setting
Unknown
Site area
103.6 ha
Floor area
Not recorded
Units
Not recorded

What is on file

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Proposed development

Application description published by Kilkenny County Council.
A 10 year planning permission - The development will consist of permission for a Solar PV Energy Development with associated Battery Storage Compound with a total site area of c.103.64ha, to include solar panels mounted on steel support structures, associated cabling and ducting, inverters, transformers, switchgear substations, auxiliary transformer, permanent storage container, monitoring houses, composting toilet, BESS customer substation, battery blocks, BESS inverters, BESS interface cabinets, BESS MV skids, temporary construction compounds, tracks, boundary security fencing and security gates, CCTV, landscaping and ancillary works, with a 40year operational period. It is proposed that the Proposed Development will be accessed from three separate access points off; Site Access 1 will be a newly created access point of the L4205 and Site Access 2 and 3 will utilise two existing access points of an unnamed local road which runs along the northern boundary of the Application Site, both Site Access 2 and 3 will require upgrading. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted to the Planning Authority with the Application

Application and appeal history

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ABP-318433-23Submitted 09 November 2023 / decided 23 May 2025
Status not recordedMODIFIED
  1. Appeal submittedAppeal reference ABP-318433-23
    09 November 2023
  2. Appeal decisionMODIFIED
    23 May 2025
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Decision details

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Application ref
2360069
Received
27 February 2023
Decided
13 October 2023
FI requested
Yes
Authority
Kilkenny County Council
Application type
PERMISSION
Outcome
Conditional grant
Source status
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Planning analysis

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Refusal reasons

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Conditions

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Source documents

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