Planning application · Waterford City and County Council

Proposed solar PV energy development at IDA Industrial Park, Old Kilmeadan Road

IDA Industrial Park, Old Kilmeadan Road, Knockhouse Lower Waterford.

2460080 · WaterfordGranted

7.348 ha · Granted · permission to Oct 2029

Planning application 2460080 to Waterford City and County Council: Proposed solar PV energy development comprising the installation of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames/ support structures, at IDA Industrial Park, Old Kilmeadan Road, Knockhouse Lower Waterford. Granted by the council on 23 August 2024. The register gives the permission's end as 6 October 2029.

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
2460080
Planning authority
Waterford City and County Council
Received
20 Feb 2024
Decided
23 Aug 2024
Status
Granted
Use
Other
Site area
7.348 ha
Further information requested
12 Apr 2024
Further information received
1 Aug 2024

Proposed development

Proposed solar PV energy development comprising the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on ground mounted frames/ support structures, underground cabling and ducting, inverters, client kiosk, security fencing, pole mounted CCTV cameras, landscaping, temporary construction compound and to include all associated site works, drainage, alterations to existing site levels and ancillary site development works to accommodate the above works, all at their site at IDA Industrial Park, Old Kilmeadan Road, Knockhouse Lower, Waterford.

Planning status

Permission was granted on 23 Aug 2024. 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 6 Oct 2029.

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