Carrickabane , Finnea , Co. Cavan
- 16 Nov 2022Received
- 3 Aug 2023Conditional
- 26 May 2029Permission expires
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted
- Decision
- Conditional · 3 Aug 2023
- Council
- Cavan County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 14.52 ha
What’s proposed
to seek permission to renew the planning approval granted previously under planning application 16/443 for a solar farm project. The proposed development will consist of a solar PV farm with an export capacity of approximately 4.2MVA comprising photovoltaic panels on ground frames, an enclosed single storey building containing the ESB terminal station and switchgear apparatus, storage container, 4 no. single storey inverter stations, ducting and underground electrical cabling, perimeter fencing, 11 no. mounted CCTV cameras, provision of new access from R194 (and internal access tracks), and all associated site development and landscaping works. The planning application also seeks minor amendments to the dimensions of the approved substation and increase in the operational lifespan of the project from 25 years to 40 years. The proposed development site is located within the townland Carrickabane, Finnea, Co. Cavan approximately 4km to the south of Kilcogy and 1.5km from Lough Sheelin. Access to the site is proposed from the R194 which connects the towns of Granard and Ballyjamesduff. Significant further information and revised plans have been submitted
22460 is a planning application to Cavan County Council for to seek permission to renew the planning approval granted previously under planning, received on 16 Nov 2022; permission was granted with conditions on 3 Aug 2023.
Planning details
- Reference
- 22460
- Local authority
- Cavan County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 16 Nov 2022
- Observations close
- 21 Dec 2022 (closed 1367 days ago)
- Decision due
- 7 Aug 2023 · decided 3 Aug 2023
- Decision
- Conditional on 3 Aug 2023
- Proposed development
- to seek permission to renew the planning approval granted previously under planning application 16/443 for a solar farm project. The proposed development will consist of a solar PV farm with an export capacity of approximately 4.2MVA comprising photovoltaic panels on ground frames, an enclosed single storey building containing the ESB terminal station and switchgear apparatus, storage container, 4 no. single storey inverter stations, ducting and underground electrical cabling, perimeter fencing, 11 no. mounted CCTV cameras, provision of new access from R194 (and internal access tracks), and all associated site development and landscaping works. The planning application also seeks minor amendments to the dimensions of the approved substation and increase in the operational lifespan of the project from 25 years to 40 years. The proposed development site is located within the townland Carrickabane, Finnea, Co. Cavan approximately 4km to the south of Kilcogy and 1.5km from Lough Sheelin. Access to the site is proposed from the R194 which connects the towns of Granard and Ballyjamesduff. Significant further information and revised plans have been submittedAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 14.52 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 53.79814, -7.39670
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage — the whole area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
The register records appeal ABP-317916-23 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
No other designation nearby.
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 178030). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/CavanCC/AppFileRefDetails/22460/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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