Site planning risk brief

A 10-year permission and 40-year operation period for a Solar Farm and underground grid connection within an overall site area of 61.08 hectares. The solar farm consists of 330,200 square meters of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; on-site electrical substation; electrical skids (containing inverters, transformers and switchgear); underground power and communication cables and ducts; boundary security fencing; new internal access tracks and associated drainage infrastructure; new site entrance to the L6965 local road; 10 no. CCTV/lighting posts and all associated site services and works. The development also includes underground grid connection, which is to be installed primarily within the L6965, L2951 and L2963 public roads, this includes the installation of 3 no. underground medium voltage electrical cables, 1 no. fibre communications cable, 2 no. joint bays and associated infrastructure to allow communications and connection between the proposed 38kV on-site substation and the Kilbarry 110kV Substation, Blackpool, Cork City. The total length of the cable is c.4,449m of which c.2,021m will be within the jurisdiction of Cork County Council and c.2,428m within the jurisdiction of Cork City Council. A concurrent planning application will be lodged with Cork City Council for the remainder of the underground cable along the public roads to allow connection to the Kilbarry 110kV Substation in Blackpool, Cork City under Section 34 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (PDA)(as amended).

A) Demolition of 5 no. agricultural buildings. b) Construction of agricultural building to include cubicle & straw bedded livestock housing along with slatted slurry storage tanks. c) Construction of agricultural building to include milking parlour & associated facilities along with straw bedded livestock housing. d) Construction of silage pit, dungstead & apron. e) Construction of soiled water/parlour washings tank. f) Erection of 1 no. meal bin and 2 no. water storage tanks along with associated site works.

Permission for the construction of an extension to existing dwelling house

Construction of a livestock underpass, effluent holding tank and all associated siteworks.

Permission to construct (i) cubicle house with slatted tank (ii) silage slab and all associated site works, Retention of (i) calving shed and (ii) earth banked silage slab and Permission for demolition of out wintering pad

Permission Consequent on the grant of Outline Permission Reg.No. 22/4340 for the construction of a two-storey dwelling house with effluent treatment system and ancillary site works. The proposed development is located in the Monard Strategic Development Zone.