Site planning risk brief

The development will consist of an application for a 10-year planning permission for the construction of, and 40-year operation and subsequent decommissioning of, a development consisting of a 92.75-hectare solar farm and underground grid connection route (red line boundary). The underground grid connection route will run underneath private lands and L5527, L5528 and L5529 public roads for 1km where it will connect the proposed development to the previously consented electricity grid interconnector (Cork County Council Pl. Ref 22/5933). The solar farm comprises of four separate land parcels divided by local roads. The proposed solar farm will consist of a series of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, mounted on steel support structures and in some areas concrete shoes to protect possible underground archaeological features, together with electrical transformation enclosures, underground cabling, temporary construction compounds, the use of existing farm access tracks, existing site entrances, widening of 1 No. existing site entrance, inverters, CCTV poles and cameras, deer type security/boundary fencing with some areas of boundary development on concrete shoes to further protect possible underground archaeological features, landscaping and biodiversity measures and all associated ancillary development works, for the purpose of generating renewable energy electricity and transmitting it. A Natura Impact Statement will also be submitted to the Planning authority with this application.

To construct a dwelling and all associated site works.

To construct a new dwelling and all associated site works.

To construct a new dwelling and all associated site works.

Permission to construct a single storey dwelling house and detached garage for domestic usage and all associated site works

Permission for Retention of:- a) Extended roofed cubicle shed, b) Calf rearing shed, c) silage pit. Permission for:- d) Construction of an agricultural shed to include cubicles, feeding area and underground slatted slurry storage tanks, e) Construction of a roofed dungstead, f) Construction of a roofed feed passage and entry race to milking parlour, g) Installation of slats over existing open slurry tank, h) Roofing of existing waiting yard and all associated siteworks. This site lies within the curtilage of a Protected Structure (RPS No.:0020).