Cloonascragh ,
- 26 Aug 2020Received
- 30 Sept 2020Observations closed
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid
- Decision
- Not yet
- Council
- Galway County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 62.22 ha
What’s proposed
For a 10 year planning permission for the construction of a solar PV farm and ancillary infrastructure at Cloontoa, Rinkippeen, Cloonascragh, Barnacurragh and Ballykeaghra, Tuam, Co Galway. The development will consist of approximately 62.6 hectares solar farm comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, 20 no. single storey MV substations, 3 no. single storey customer substations, boundary security fencing, 1 no. communications pole, CCTV, associated electricity cabling and ducting, provision of access tracks, access gates and all associated ancillary development and landscaping works, and will have an operational lifespan of 30 years. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 673.2 sqm
201191 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for a 10 year planning permission for the construction of a solar PV farm and ancillary, received on 26 Aug 2020; the file is recorded as incompleted application.
Planning details
- Reference
- 201191
- Local authority
- Galway County Council
- Status
- Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
- Received
- 26 Aug 2020
- Observations close
- 30 Sept 2020 (closed 2180 days ago)
- Decision due
- No due date published
- Decision
- Not decided
- Proposed development
- For a 10 year planning permission for the construction of a solar PV farm and ancillary infrastructure at Cloontoa, Rinkippeen, Cloonascragh, Barnacurragh and Ballykeaghra, Tuam, Co Galway. The development will consist of approximately 62.6 hectares solar farm comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, 20 no. single storey MV substations, 3 no. single storey customer substations, boundary security fencing, 1 no. communications pole, CCTV, associated electricity cabling and ducting, provision of access tracks, access gates and all associated ancillary development and landscaping works, and will have an operational lifespan of 30 years. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application. Gross floor space of proposed works: 673.2 sqmAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 62.22 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 4 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 357391). 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/201191/0.
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