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Galway County Council · 171544

Shantallow & Moyveela ,

  1. 25 Oct 2017Received
  2. 1 May 2018Conditional
  3. 11 Jun 2018Final grant
  4. 10 Jun 2023Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 1 May 2018
Council
Galway County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
71.37 ha

What’s proposed

for 10 years for a solar PV farm to export up to 35MW of electricity to the national grid on a site at Shantallow & Moyveela. The development will comprise approx. 275,970 sqm of solar panels together with all ancillary cabling and electrical infrastructure including approx. 18 No. inverters/transformer station; a 110kV substation facility with loop in to existing 110kV overhead line on site including 2 No. new 110kV end mast towers (approx. 19.5m in height); optional permission for a 38kV substation in lieu of the 110kV substation; a new temporary construction access point to the R446; upgrade of an existing agricultural entrance to form an operational phase access; provision of new access tracks and upgrading of existing agricultural access tracks; landscaping; temporary construction compounds; boundary and security fencing; CCTV security system; approx. 4m telecommunications mast and all ancillary site development works all on a site of approximately 71.0ha. Gross floor space of proposed work Approx 430.8sqm

171544 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for 10 years for a solar PV farm to export up to 35MW of electricity to the national, received on 25 Oct 2017; permission was granted with conditions on 1 May 2018.

Planning details

Reference
171544
Local authority
Galway County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED
Received
25 Oct 2017
Observations close
29 Nov 2017 (closed 3220 days ago)
Decision due
1 May 2018 · decided 1 May 2018
Decision
Conditional on 1 May 2018
Proposed development
for 10 years for a solar PV farm to export up to 35MW of electricity to the national grid on a site at Shantallow & Moyveela. The development will comprise approx. 275,970 sqm of solar panels together with all ancillary cabling and electrical infrastructure including approx. 18 No. inverters/transformer station; a 110kV substation facility with loop in to existing 110kV overhead line on site including 2 No. new 110kV end mast towers (approx. 19.5m in height); optional permission for a 38kV substation in lieu of the 110kV substation; a new temporary construction access point to the R446; upgrade of an existing agricultural entrance to form an operational phase access; provision of new access tracks and upgrading of existing agricultural access tracks; landscaping; temporary construction compounds; boundary and security fencing; CCTV security system; approx. 4m telecommunications mast and all ancillary site development works all on a site of approximately 71.0ha. Gross floor space of proposed work Approx 430.8sqm
As published by the register.
Site area
71.37 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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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 350726). 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/GalwayCC/AppFileRefDetails/171544/0.

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