Planning application · Galway County Council

for amendments to a solar energy development permitted under Galway County Council…

Cloontoa Rinkippeen Cloonascragh Barnacurragh and Ballykeaghra , Tuam , Co. Galway

2660183 · GalwayGranted
Reference
2660183
Planning authority
Galway County Council
Received
7 Feb 2026
Decided
17 Jun 2026
Status
Granted
Use
Industrial
Site area
60.7 ha
Further information requested
2 Apr 2026
Further information received
23 Apr 2026

Proposed development

for amendments to a solar energy development permitted under Galway County Council Planning Register Reference 20/1387 as follows: i) Omission of c. 1.92ha of solar panels; ii) Insertion of c. 1.30ha of solar panels, within the footprint of the permitted solar energy development; iii) Revised configuration of solar panels and alteration to spacing between the solar array rows to allow for 2.5m spacing; iv) Alteration to the design and location of the electrical inverter/transformer units and reduction in the number of electrical inverter/transformer units from 20 no. to 14 no.; v) 1 no. additional site entrance from the L6141 local road; vi) Revised locations of 1 no. site entrance from the L6141 local road and 1 no. site entrance from the L6143 local road; vii) Increase in the operational lifetime of the development from 30-years to 40-years from the date of commissioning; and, viii) All associated site development, drainage, access and reinstatement works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted with the application

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Permission was granted on 17 Jun 2026. 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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