Shantallow & Moyveela ,
- 25 Oct 2017Received
- 1 May 2018Conditional
- 11 Jun 2018Final grant
- 10 Jun 2023Permission expires
- 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 430.8sqmAs 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
Nearby 2 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 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.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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