Planning application · Westmeath County Council

Amendments to the design of an approved solar farm development on lands

Townlands of Parcellstown, Shanonagh and Clondardis, County Westmeath

2560201 · WestmeathGranted

43 ha · Granted · permission to Oct 2030

Planning application 2560201 to Westmeath County Council: Amendments to the design of an approved solar farm development on lands within the townlands of Parcellstown, Shanonagh, Clondardis, at Townlands of Parcellstown, Shanonagh and Clondardis. Granted by the council on 10 September 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 12 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
2560201
Planning authority
Westmeath County Council
Received
25 Apr 2025
Decided
10 Sept 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Utilities
Site area
43 ha
Further information requested
19 Jun 2025
Further information received
14 Aug 2025

Proposed development

Amendments to the design of an approved solar farm development on lands within the townlands of Parcellstown, Shanonagh, Clondardis, Co. Westmeath (Westmeath County Council Planning Reg. Ref. 22/113). The proposed amendments include an extension of the red line boundary to provide for access from the approved Clondardis solar farm to the east (Westmeath County Council Planning Reg. Ref. 20/6132); Minor revisions to access tracks throughout the site; Revised perimeter fencing; Inclusion of a new perimeter gate; A new bridge crossing an existing arterial drain within the site; Underground power and communication cables and ducts; An optimised Solar PV Panel configuration within the same areas of the site as the previously permitted solar farm to comprise 238,362 square meters of solar panels; Solar panel array height increase from 3m to 3.2m; Rerouting of the permitted access track within the northern parcel; Revised hardstanding and electrical skid provision; Removal of on-site substation; Removal of storage container; Minor red line boundary revisions and all other associated ancillary development. Permission is also sought to extend the life span of the consented development from 35 years to 40 years.

Planning status

Permission was granted on 10 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 12 Oct 2030.

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