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Planning application · Carlow County Council

Ground Mounted Photovoltaic array covering an area at Nua Manufacturing, O’ Brien Road

Nua Manufacturing, O’ Brien Road, Co. Carlow

2560416 · CarlowGranted

11.8 ha · Granted · permission to Mar 2031

Planning application 2560416 to Carlow County Council: Ground Mounted Photovoltaic array covering an area of 2200m2 to be located west of the factory, at Nua Manufacturing, O’ Brien Road. Granted by the council on 16 February 2026. The register gives the permission's end as 22 March 2031.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council granted
  3. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2560416
Planning authority
Carlow County Council
Received
16 Dec 2025
Decided
16 Feb 2026
Status
Granted
Use
Industrial
Floor area (estimated)
2,200 m²
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Site area
11.8 ha

Proposed development

Ground Mounted Photovoltaic array covering an area of 2200m2 (0.22 hectares) to be located west of the factory. PV panels are ground mounted on steel frames with associated electrical cabinet / switch room including 4 no. battery storage kiosks and 3 no. invertors and all associated cables / ducting connecting back to the factory and all associated site development works

Planning status

Permission was granted on 16 Feb 2026. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 22 Mar 2031.

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