Fiddane Ballyhea Co. Cork Co. Cork
- 13 Jul 2017Received
- 26 Jan 2018Conditional
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 26 Jan 2018
- Council
- Cork County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 68.42 ha
What’s proposed
Development of a 67.8 hectare Solar PV Farm. The proposed solar farm will consist of the installation of a 30 year operation and subsequent decommissioning of a series of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, mounted on steel support structures 2.1m in height, together with 1 single storey ESB control room, 14 electrical transformation enclosures, underground cabling, CCTV poles and cameras, deer type security fencing, site entrance, hardstanding area, landscaping along part of the northern site boundary and other associated development works, for the purpose of generating renewable energy electricity
17/5799 is a planning application to Cork County Council for development of a 67.8 hectare Solar PV Farm. The proposed solar farm will consist of the, received on 13 Jul 2017; permission was granted with conditions on 26 Jan 2018.
Planning details
- Reference
- 17/5799
- Local authority
- Cork County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 13 Jul 2017
- Observations close
- 17 Aug 2017 (closed 3327 days ago)
- Decision due
- 29 Jan 2018 · decided 26 Jan 2018
- Decision
- Conditional on 26 Jan 2018
- Proposed development
- Development of a 67.8 hectare Solar PV Farm. The proposed solar farm will consist of the installation of a 30 year operation and subsequent decommissioning of a series of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, mounted on steel support structures 2.1m in height, together with 1 single storey ESB control room, 14 electrical transformation enclosures, underground cabling, CCTV poles and cameras, deer type security fencing, site entrance, hardstanding area, landscaping along part of the northern site boundary and other associated development works, for the purpose of generating renewable energy electricityAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 68.42 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 3 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
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 324362). 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=17/5799.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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