Planning precedent report

Section 42 - extension of appropriate period - 16/176 - 10 year permission for the construction of a Solar PV Energy development within a total site area of up to 13.76 ha to include one single storey electrical substation building, electrical transformer / inverter station modules, solar PV panels ground mounted on steel support structures, access roads, fencing and associated electrical cabling, ducting and ancillary infrastructure

Proposed dwelling, waste water treatment system to EPA standards, garage, entrance and associated works

1) a single-storey sunroom extension to the north west elevation of the existing dwelling and 2) a domestic storage shed along with all associated site development works

Demolish a 29 sqm extension to the side of the existing dwelling along with a 56 sqm outbuilding and erect a 122m extension to the side of the existing 55 sqm original dwelling, block up the existing vehicular entrance and construct a new vehicular entrance with improved sightlines along with all associated site development works

The importation of material to in-fill and re-contour the subject site. Once the importation is complete, the applicant will seed the land in line with Teagasc guidelines and return it to agricultural use. The Operational Phase will see the Site being used as agricultural pastureland. The applicant proposes, subject to planning, to import clean greenfield soil and stone to remediate approximately 2.43ha of the total site. The 2.43ha. is divided into 3 distinct phases - Phase 1 is 0.78ha, Phase 2 is 0.77ha and Phase 3 is 0.88ha. A fill plan has been drawn up for the importation of 18,200tonnes to fill Phase 1, 23,085tonnes to fill Phase 2, and 42,721tonnes to fill Phase 3, equating to a total of 84,006tonnes of soil and stone. Permission is being sought for a 5-year period and will be subject to a waste facility permit

Agricultural slatted unit shed along with associated site development works