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A 10 YEAR PERMISSION (TO CONSTRUCT DEVELOPMENT) FOR A SOLAR FARM COMPRISING THE INSTALLATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED FRAMES IN ROWS ON AN AREA OF C.83.55HA. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO COMPRISE A SINGLE STOREY ON SITE 38KV SUBSTATION WITHIN A COMPOUND, 2 NO SINGLE STORAGE CONTAINERS, 45 NO. BATTERY STORAGE CONTAINERS WITHIN A COMPOUND, 40 NO. INVERTER STATIONS, DUCTING & UNDERGROUND CABLING, PERIMETER FENCING, MOUNTED CCTV CAMERAS, PROVISION OF INTERNAL ACCESS TRACKS AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND LANDSCAPING WORKS. THE APPLICATION SEEKS PERMISSION FOR THE SOLAR FARM TO REMAIN FOR 40 YEARS AND FOR PERMANENT PERMISSION FOR THE SUBSTATION

REVISIONS TO THE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PERMISSION (REF. NO. 07/1740 AND EXTENDED UNDER EX13020). THE REVISIONS CONSIST OF THE RE-LOCATION & RE-DESIGN OF THE APPROVED TWO STOREY DWELLING HOUSE INCLUDING ALTERATIONS TO ELEVATIONS AND THE RE-LOCATION & MINOR ALTERATIONS TO GARAGE

THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT AND WORKS CONSISTING OF AMENDMENTS TO DEVELOPMENT PERMITTED UNDER OFFALY COUNTY COUNCIL REG. REF. 15/204 AS AMENDED BY REG. REF. 16/93, TO INCLUDE: (A) RETENTION OF RELOCATED FOOTPRINT OF THE PERMITTED HIGH-DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (HDPE) PROCESSING BUILDING; (B) RETENTION OF EXTENSION OF THE PERMITTED HDPE PROCESSING BUILDING BY APPROXIMATELY 880 SQM (FROM 1,400 SQM AS PERMITTED TO 2,280 SQM) AND PROVISION OF ASSOCIATED ENCLOSED EXTERNAL STORAGE AREA (APPROX.6 40 SQM) IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE BUILDING; (C) RETENTION OF AMENDMENTS TO THE PERMITTED ELEVATIONS, INCLUDING INCREASED BUILDING HEIGHT BY APPROXIMATELY 2 METRES; (D) RETENTION OF EXTERNAL PIPE STORAGE AREA OVER AN AREA OF APPROX.8,377 SQM; (E) PERMISSION FOR EXTENSION FOR THE EXTERNAL PIPE STORAGE AREA OVER AN AREA OF APPROX. 1.77HA; (F) RETENTION OF RAINWATER HARVESTING TANKS, 5 NO. UNDERGROUND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT TANKS, AND 1 NO. ABOVE GROUND PROCESS WATER TANK; (G) RETENTION OF ALL AMENDMENTS TO PERMITTED CAR PARKING INCLUDING AN INCREASE BY 3 NO. CAR PARKING SPACES (FROM 5 NO. SPACES AS PERMITTED TO 8 NO. SPACES EXISTING); (H) PERMISSION FOR THE PROVISION OF A FOOTPATH FROM THE SITE ENTRANCE TO THE BUILDING, AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN ELEVATION OF THE BUILDING; (I) PERMISSION FOR SURFACE WATER DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING SOAKAWAY, HYDROBRAKE AND PIPED INFRASTRUCTURE; (J) PERMISSION FOR AN UNDERGROUND TANK FOR FIRE-FIGHTING PURPOSES; (K) RETENTION OF BOUNDARY TREATMENT; AND, (L) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT AND WORKS ON AN OVERALL SITE AREA OF 3.9HA

PRE-ASSEMBLY WAREHOUSE AND FINAL ASSEMBLY WAREHOUSE FOR STRUCTURAL STEEL AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS

AMENDMENTS TO GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION REF: 17/231, (SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED BY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSIONS REF: 18/589, 20/371 AND 21/137) AND GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION REF: 18/555, (SUBSEQUENTLY AMENDED BY GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSIONS REF: 20/370 AND 21/141). UNITS 66 TO 69 (4 NO. TYPE C THREE BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS), OMITTED AND REPLACED BY 4 NO. TYPE S FOUR BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS, UNITS 170 AND 171 (TYPE G THREE BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED CORNER DWELLINGS) OMITTED AND REPLACED BY 2 NO. TYPE U THREE BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED CORNER DWELLINGS AND UNITS 62 TO 65 (TYPE B THREE BEDROOM TERRACED DWELLINGS), RETAINED AND RELOCATED IN THEIR POSITIONING. AMENDMENTS ALSO INCLUDE THE OMISSION OF UNITS 177A TO 180B (6 NO. TYPE Q TERRACED UNIT, COMPRISING OF 4 NO. ONE BED APARTMENTS AND 2 NO. TWO BED TOWNHOUSES) AND THEIR REPLACEMENT WITH 4 NO. TYPE B THREE BEDROOM TERRACED DWELLINGS AND THE OMISSION OF UNITS 181 - 190 (10 NO. TYPE R THREE BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS) AND THEIR REPLACEMENT WITH 10 NO. TYPE S FOUR BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS. OVERALL NUMBER OMITTED TOTALLING 20, REPLACED WITH 18 UNITS. AMENDMENTS ALSO INCLUDE MINOR REVISIONS TO ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING, PARKING AND INFRASTRUCTURE

AMENDMENTS TO GRANTED PLANNING PERMISSION REF: 17/231 — UNITS 50, 51, 56 TO 59, 73 TO 82 (16 NO. TYPE C THREE BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS), UNITS 49, 72 AND 83 (3 NO. TYPE F FOUR BEDROOM DETACHED CORNER DWELLINGS), UNITS 60, 61, 70 AND 71 (4 NO. TYPE G THREE BEDROOM SEMI DETACHED CORNER DWELLINGS), UNITS 66 — 69 (4 NO. TYPE H TWO BEDROOM BUNGALOW DWELLINGS), TERRACE BLOCK 62 TO 65 (4 NO. TWO BEDROOM TERRACED DWELLINGS), TERRACE BLOCK 120 TO 123 (4 NO. TYPE B THREE BEDROOM TERRACED DWELLINGS) AND TERRACE BLOCK 124 TO 127 (4 NO. TWO AND THREE BEDROOM TERRACED DWELLINGS) OVERALL NUMBER TOTALLING 39, OMITTED AND REPLACED WITH 12 NO. TYPE C THREE BEDROOM SEMI-DETACHED DWELLINGS, 4 NO. TYPE G THREE BEDROOM SEMI DETACHED CORNER DWELLINGS, 12 NO. TYPE S FOUR BEDROOM SEMI DETACHED DWELLINGS, 1 NO TYPE T FOUR BEDROOM DETACHED DWELLING, 8 NO. TYPE U THREE BEDROOM SEMI DETACHED CORNER DWELLING AND 8 NO. TYPE B THREE BEDROOM TERRACED DWELLINGS OVERALL NUMBER TOTALLING 45. AMENDMENTS ALSO INCLUDE THE OMISSION OF PREVIOUSLY APPROVED CRECHE, MINOR REVISIONS TO ASSOCIATED LANDSCAPING, PARKING AND INFRASTRUCTURE