A solar energy development comprising ground mounted solar photovoltaic panels
Lands to the South of Mannok Cement Works Entrance, In the Townlands of Gortawee or Scotchtown and Rakeelan, Ballyconnell County Cavan
9.3 ha · Granted · permission to Jan 2031
Planning application 2560506 to Cavan County Council: A solar energy development comprising ground mounted solar photovoltaic panels, mounted on steel support structures, underground cabling, at Mannok Cement Works Entrance, In the Townlands of Gortawee. Granted by the council on 2 December 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 12 January 2031.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Council granted
- 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
Proposed development
RED III - for a solar energy development comprising ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, mounted on steel support structures, underground cabling, temporary construction compound, erection of Transformer station (11kV), laying of a permeable gravel access track, widening of existing site (field) entrance, relocation of the existing ESB overhead line, erection of CCTV poles and cameras, erection of an entrance gate, artificial berm, landscaping and biodiversity measures all associated ancillary development works, for the purpose of generation renewable energy electricity. Planning Permission is sought for 35-year operation of the solar farm following which the site will be decommissioned, all development removed and the Site restored to agricultural lands
Planning status
Permission was granted on 2 Dec 2025. 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 12 Jan 2031.
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