Planning application · Clare County Council

Amendments to part of the design of an approved solar farm development (Clare County…

Land to the west/north-west of Ardnacrusha , within the townlands of Castlebank , and Glenlon South.

2560563 · ClareGranted
Reference
2560563
Planning authority
Clare County Council
Received
16 Sept 2025
Decided
16 Dec 2025
Status
Granted
Site area
5.52 ha

Proposed development

Amendments to part of the design of an approved solar farm development (Clare County Council Planning Reg. Ref. P23/60249). The proposed amendments comprise the erection of eight new pole sets and two new masts and replacement of two existing pole sets with two new masts; Placement of overhead lines (comprising 688m) to enable connection to the national grid; Placement of underground cables (comprising 91m) to enable connection from the overhead lines to the approved substation; Alterations to the design, layout and scale of the approved substation; Removal of solar panels (comprising 668sqm) adjacent to the substation; Removal of underground cable route (comprising 1,457m) and associated works for the cable route from the substation to the national grid at Ardnacrusha; and all other associated works

What happens next

Permission was granted on 16 Dec 2025. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.

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