Crocane Wind Farm Crocane Cloyne
- 25 May 2016Received
- 12 Dec 2016Conditional
- 26 Jan 2017Final grant
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 12 Dec 2016
- Council
- Cork County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 14.08 ha
What’s proposed
A 5.7MW solar farm comprising approximately 21,850 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 13.95ha, 3 no. transformer/inverter stations, security fencing, CCTV and all associated site development and landscaping works at the site of the existing Crocane Wind Farm. The proposed development will connect to the grid via the existing Crocane Wind Farm substation on site. The proposed development will utilise the existing access to the existing Crocane Wind Farm
16/5269 is a planning application to Cork County Council for a 5.7MW solar farm comprising approximately 21,850 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted, received on 25 May 2016; permission was granted with conditions on 12 Dec 2016.
Planning details
- Reference
- 16/5269
- Local authority
- Cork County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 25 May 2016
- Observations close
- 29 Jun 2016 (closed 3733 days ago)
- Decision due
- 13 Dec 2016 · decided 12 Dec 2016
- Decision
- Conditional on 12 Dec 2016
- Proposed development
- A 5.7MW solar farm comprising approximately 21,850 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 13.95ha, 3 no. transformer/inverter stations, security fencing, CCTV and all associated site development and landscaping works at the site of the existing Crocane Wind Farm. The proposed development will connect to the grid via the existing Crocane Wind Farm substation on site. The proposed development will utilise the existing access to the existing Crocane Wind FarmAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 14.08 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 51.84309, -8.15890
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage — the whole area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
Not appealed.
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 322500). 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=16/5269.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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