Monread North , Naas , Co. Kildare.
- 16 Jul 2020Received
- 7 Sept 2020Conditional
- 12 Oct 2020Final grant
- 11 Oct 2025Permission expires
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 7 Sept 2020
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 7.77 ha
What’s proposed
to amend the design of the approved development (Planning Ref: 17463) which comprises consent for a period of 5 years to construct and complete a Solar PV Energy development with a total site area of 7.79 hectares, to include a single storey electrical substation building, electrical transformer and inverter station modules, solar PV panels ground mounted on support structures, internal access tracks, security fencing, electrical cabling and ducting, CCTV and other ancillary infrastructure, drainage, additional landscaping and habitat enhancement as required and associated site development works at Monread North, Naas, Co. Kildare subject to 22 conditions. Amendments proposed are: Extend the operational lifespan of the consent from 25 years to 35 years. The height of the solar panels is reduced from 2.84m to a maximum 2.5m with a reconfigured layout also now being incorporated; Although the height of the panels will decrease the solar module size will increase, which will ultimately reduce the number of modules to be installed
20769 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for to amend the design of the approved development (Planning Ref: 17463) which comprises, received on 16 Jul 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 7 Sept 2020.
Planning details
- Reference
- 20769
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 16 Jul 2020
- Observations close
- 20 Aug 2020 (closed 2220 days ago)
- Decision due
- 9 Sept 2020 · decided 7 Sept 2020
- Decision
- Conditional on 7 Sept 2020
- Proposed development
- to amend the design of the approved development (Planning Ref: 17463) which comprises consent for a period of 5 years to construct and complete a Solar PV Energy development with a total site area of 7.79 hectares, to include a single storey electrical substation building, electrical transformer and inverter station modules, solar PV panels ground mounted on support structures, internal access tracks, security fencing, electrical cabling and ducting, CCTV and other ancillary infrastructure, drainage, additional landscaping and habitat enhancement as required and associated site development works at Monread North, Naas, Co. Kildare subject to 22 conditions. Amendments proposed are: Extend the operational lifespan of the consent from 25 years to 35 years. The height of the solar panels is reduced from 2.84m to a maximum 2.5m with a reconfigured layout also now being incorporated; Although the height of the panels will decrease the solar module size will increase, which will ultimately reduce the number of modules to be installedAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 7.77 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 53.23949, -6.64295
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage — the whole area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
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.
- Radon risk area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 127469). 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/20769/0.
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