Planning application · Meath County Council

0.8MW kWp solar photovoltaic array designed at Micknanstown, Ardcath

Micknanstown, Ardcath, Co. Meath

2560454 · MeathGranted

1.264 ha · Granted · permission to Oct 2030

Planning application 2560454 to Meath County Council: 0.8MW kWp solar photovoltaic array designed to meet the operational needs of on a 1.26 hectare site, at Micknanstown, Ardcath. Granted by the council on 4 September 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 19 October 2030.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. 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
2560454
Planning authority
Meath County Council
Received
7 May 2025
Decided
4 Sept 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Utilities
Floor area (estimated)
3,820 m²
Read from the description, not stated on the register.
Site area
1.264 ha
Further information requested
24 Jun 2025
Further information received
12 Aug 2025

Proposed development

the development will consist of planning permission for 0.8MW kWp (kilowatt – peak ) solar photovoltaic ( PV ) array designed to meet the operational needs of [name removed] on a 1.26 hectare site. The proposed development also includes; (a) up to 3,820 sq. metres of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames, (b) electrical equipment pad, (c) underground power and communication cables and ducts, (d) boundary security fencing, (e) 5 metre buffer zone all round site perimeter, (f) temporary construction compound, (g) set-back of existing agricultural entrance for temporary access from L50461 public road (h) connection to existing sub-station previously granted permission under planning reference 23/1114. (i) all associated site works

Planning status

Permission was granted on 4 Sept 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 19 Oct 2030.

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