Cardington Development Site , Milltown , Athy

What’s proposed

a temporary (27 years) ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm to generate renewable electricity on a 10.6 hectares (ha) site (ITM Grid Reference E 665706 N 696477), comprising solar arrays, associated electrical infrastructure, fencing, access improvements and ecologically beneficial landscape works

1739 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for a temporary (27 years) ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm to generate renewable, received on 19 Jan 2017; permission was refused on 15 Mar 2017.

Planning details

Reference: 1739
Local authority: Kildare County Council
Status: Appeal decided — refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 19 Jan 2017
Observations close: 23 Feb 2017 (closed 3494 days ago)
Decision due: 15 Mar 2017 · decided 15 Mar 2017
Decision: Refused on 15 Mar 2017
Proposed development: a temporary (27 years) ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) farm to generate renewable electricity on a 10.6 hectares (ha) site (ITM Grid Reference E 665706 N 696477), comprising solar arrays, associated electrical infrastructure, fencing, access improvements and ecologically beneficial landscape works
As published by the register.
Site area: 10.67 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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Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 122502). 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/KildareCC/AppFileRefDetails/1739/0.

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