Fiddane Ballyhea Charleville Co.Cork
- 14 Nov 2022Received
- 15 Jun 2023Conditional
- 20 Jul 2023Final grant
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 15 Jun 2023
- Council
- Cork County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 68.04 ha
What’s proposed
Permission to amend the design of the previously approved development (planning reference: Cork County Council 17/5799 & an Bord Pleanála ABP-306915-20)which comprises consent for a 67.8 hectare Solar PV farm at Fiddane, Ballyhea Charleville, Co.Cork. The proposed amendments include; (1) increase in number of transformers, (2) reduction in the spacing of Solar PV rows (strings), (3) increase in size and configuration of solar panels, (4) overall increase in solar power generation, (5) change in solar panels tilt (degree), (6) minor reduction in the height of solar array, (7) operational period proposed to be extended from 30 to 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this application
22/6536 is a planning application to Cork County Council for permission to amend the design of the previously approved development (planning, received on 14 Nov 2022; permission was granted with conditions on 15 Jun 2023.
Planning details
- Reference
- 22/6536
- Local authority
- Cork County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 14 Nov 2022
- Observations close
- 19 Dec 2022 (closed 1369 days ago)
- Decision due
- 15 Jun 2023 · decided 15 Jun 2023
- Decision
- Conditional on 15 Jun 2023
- Proposed development
- Permission to amend the design of the previously approved development (planning reference: Cork County Council 17/5799 & an Bord Pleanála ABP-306915-20)which comprises consent for a 67.8 hectare Solar PV farm at Fiddane, Ballyhea Charleville, Co.Cork. The proposed amendments include; (1) increase in number of transformers, (2) reduction in the spacing of Solar PV rows (strings), (3) increase in size and configuration of solar panels, (4) overall increase in solar power generation, (5) change in solar panels tilt (degree), (6) minor reduction in the height of solar array, (7) operational period proposed to be extended from 30 to 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the planning authority with this applicationAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 68.04 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 52.31015, -8.73776
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 324597). 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=22/6536.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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