to construct, operate and decommission a photovoltaic solar farm over an area of 2…
Ballymacken , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
Proposed development
to construct, operate and decommission a photovoltaic solar farm over an area of 2 hectares comprising of photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, a switch room building, Perimeter fencing, hardcore access tracks with underground ducting routes, landscaping, new site entrance and access road to solar farm and existing sawmill facility, surface water drainage with underground attenuation tank, revision of existing site boundaries along with all associated ancillary development works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application.
What happens next
Permission was granted on 23 Jun 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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