Site planning risk brief

New two storey detached private dwelling house, with garage, septic tank and percolation area, and new private water well. New entrance and all associated site works.

Construction of a previously approved haybarn (Ref 19/5805) at a new location and a new tool shed, all with associated site development works and fencing and walling.

Construction of a new stable barn building with an effluent holding tank and dungstead, a new hay barn, a horse walking ring, an extension to an existing disused shed creating a large storage shed and construction of a new hay barn shed. Permission is also sought for demolishing an existing disused shed onsite. All permissions to include all associated site development works, installation of new waste water treatment unit and percolation area, yards, site fencing and walling

3.43km of grid connection infrastructure on the public road to connect the approved Ballyspillane West Solar Farm (Planning Reference 175498) to the Midleton 110kV ESB Substation, comprising the laying of underground electricity cables and associated infrastructure and horizontal directional drilling. The proposed development will also include a customer substation which is proposed to relocate the substation consented within the associated solar farm development (PA Ref: 175498). The ESBN MV customer substation is to be located near the site entrance to the east, to align with the connection route to the national grid. Based on new ESB Networks design standards, two options have been considered for the design of the proposed substation. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

1. To construct a new dwelling and garage, and all associated site works.

Permission to amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference 175498) which comprises consent for the construction of a Solar PV Energy Development. Proposed amendments include (1) Project lifetime proposed to be extended from 25 years to 35 years, (2) Reduction, relocation and change of inverter/transformer stations from 7 to 4 (3) Provision of distributed energy storage capability at each of the inverter locations, (4) Reduction of the lengths of onsite access tracks (from c. 1,571m to c.1,357m) and realigning of the routes to make use of existing hedgerow openings (5) Increase in solar panel area from c. 84,200 sqm to c. 93,344 sqm (6) Change of solar panel type to bifacial and (7) Addition of spare parts container. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.