Planning application · Clare County Council

Amendments to part of the design of an approved solar farm development

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

2560563 · ClareGranted

5.52 ha · Granted · permission to Oct 2028

Planning application 2560563 to Clare County Council: Amendments to part of the design of an approved solar farm development, at Land to the west/north-west of Ardnacrusha, within the townlands. Granted by the council on 16 December 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 9 October 2028.

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
2560563
Planning authority
Clare County Council
Received
16 Sept 2025
Decided
16 Dec 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Utilities
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

Planning status

Permission was granted on 16 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 9 Oct 2028.

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