Cloontoa ,
- 25 Sept 2020Received
- 23 Apr 2021Conditional
- 7 Jun 2021Final grant
- 6 Jun 2031Permission expires
- Status
- Appeal decided — withdrawn
- Decision
- Conditional · 23 Apr 2021
- 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
201387 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 25 Sept 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 23 Apr 2021.
Planning details
- Reference
- 201387
- Local authority
- Galway County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — withdrawn · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 25 Sept 2020
- Observations close
- 30 Oct 2020 (closed 2150 days ago)
- Decision due
- 26 Apr 2021 · decided 23 Apr 2021
- Decision
- Conditional on 23 Apr 2021
- 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
The register records appeal ABP-310226-21 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.
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 357464). 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/201387/0.
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