DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.THE PROPOSED SOLAR PV ENERGY…
WITHIN THE TOWNLANDS OF LUMCLOON BUN DERRYCARNEY FALSK DERRIES RIN LEA BEG AND , LEA MORE , CO. OFFALY
Proposed development
DEVELOPMENT OF A SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) ENERGY DEVELOPMENT.THE PROPOSED SOLAR PV ENERGY DEVELOPMENT IS CONTAINED WITHIN TWO DISTINCT PARCELS OF LAND, REFERRED TO AS ZONE 1 AND ZONE 2. THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT SITE OF C. 247 HECTARES WILL CONTAIN: (I) SOLAR PV PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED FRAMES /SUPPORT STRUCTURES WITHIN EXISTING FIELD BOUNDARIES, (IÎ) 30 NO. MEDIUM VOLTAGE POWER STATION (MVPS) ENCLOSURES (6.058M LONG X 2.348M WIDE X 2.896M HIGH), (III) 6 NO. WEATHER MONITORING STATIONS, (IV) 2 NO, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUNDS (50M LONG X 35M WIDE), (V) INTERNAL SITE ACCESS TRACKS AND UNDERGROUND CABLES (UGC), (VI) UGC IN THE PUBLIC ROAD NETWORK (L70095, L70099, L70208-3 & R357), WHICH WILL ELECTRICALLY CONNECT THE DEVELOPMENT TO THE DERRYCARNEY 110KV SUBSTATION LOCATED WITHIN THE TOWNLAND OF LUMCLOON, AND (VII) ALL ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING; PERIMETER FENCING WITH ACCESS GATES AT VEHICLE SITE ENTRANCES ALONG PUBLIC ROADS (L70095 AND THE R357), CCTV SECURITY CAMERAS, LANDSCAPING, AND ALL ASSOCIATED CIVIL ENGINEERING WORKS, PLANNING PERMISSION IS BEING SOUGHT FOR A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN PREPARED AND ACCOMPANIES THIS PLANNING APPLICATION
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Permission was refused on 22 Mar 2023. The applicant may appeal within four weeks of the decision.
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