Ballinvarrig East Castlelyons Co. Cork

What’s proposed

A 5MW solar farm comprising approximately 22,200 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 8.57 hectares, 2 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, 1 no. single storey delivery station, security fencing, CCTV, and all associated ancillary development works

16/4290 is a planning application to Cork County Council for a 5MW solar farm comprising approximately 22,200 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted, received on 12 Feb 2016; permission was refused on 6 Apr 2016.

Planning details

Reference: 16/4290
Local authority: Cork County Council
Status: Refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 12 Feb 2016
Observations close: 18 Mar 2016 (closed 3837 days ago)
Decision due: 7 Apr 2016 · decided 6 Apr 2016
Decision: Refused on 6 Apr 2016
Proposed development: A 5MW solar farm comprising approximately 22,200 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 8.57 hectares, 2 no. single storey inverter/transformer stations, 1 no. single storey delivery station, security fencing, CCTV, and all associated ancillary development works
As published by the register.
Site area: 8.57 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Nearby 1 application within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal decidedCorrin, Kill Saint Anne North, Clykeel North Ballinvarrig East, Ballinvarrig West, Deerpark Knockaduff,Kill Saint Anne South, Ballyarra,Mohera Spuree, Castlelyons,Fermoy, Co. Cork10-year permission for a solar farm consisting of solar photovoltaic… · received 28 Jun 2024 · decided 14 Jul 2025 · 0 m away

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Appeal

Not appealed.

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 322852). 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: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/corkcoco/application-details/?ref=16/4290.

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Provenance

Ballinvarrig East Castlelyons Co. Cork

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Planning details

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Commencement

Zoning at the site

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