Ballygasty , Loughrea , Co. Galway

What’s proposed

for ground-mounted photovoltaic solar panels with a maximum actual square metreage of 1,340 m2 distributed over three grass areas and an embankment in combination with associated ancillary works

2461798 is a planning application to Galway County Council for for ground-mounted photovoltaic solar panels with a maximum actual square metreage of, received on 20 Dec 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 11 Feb 2025.

Planning details

Reference: 2461798
Local authority: Galway County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 20 Dec 2024
Observations close: 4 Feb 2025 (closed 599 days ago)
Decision due: 22 Feb 2025 · decided 11 Feb 2025
Decision: Conditional on 11 Feb 2025
Proposed development: for ground-mounted photovoltaic solar panels with a maximum actual square metreage of 1,340 m2 distributed over three grass areas and an embankment in combination with associated ancillary works
As published by the register.
Site area: 1.77 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

Nearby 1 application within 500 m in the last 5 years

GrantedBallygasty ,a equipment & tractor mower store · received 26 Apr 2022 · decided 20 Jun 2022 · 247 m away

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 366705). 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/2461798/0.

Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44

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Ballygasty , Loughrea , Co. Galway

What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 1 application within 500 m in the last 5 years

Homes nearby

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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