Griffinrath , Celbridge , Co. Kildare.
- 2 Sept 2021Received
- 23 Mar 2022Conditional
- 8 Aug 2022Final grant
- 7 Aug 2032Permission expires
- Status
- Appeal decided — withdrawn
- Decision
- Conditional · 23 Mar 2022
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 44.64 ha
What’s proposed
application for a 10 year permission for development on lands in the townland of Griffinrath, Celbridge. The development will consist of the construction of a solar PV farm with an operational life of 35 years comprising approximately 75,984 No. photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 44.21 hectares and associated ancillary development including 10 No. transformer stations, approximately 124 No. string-inverters, 1 No. onsite 38kV substation building, 1 No. 40ft storage container building, 7 No. CCTV security cameras mounted on 4 metre high poles and perimeter security fencing (2 metres high), the construction of an internal hardcore access road between the solar panels and the site access, localised improvements to an existing agricultural access from the adjoining L5065 road to facilitate construction and operational phase access and, the installation of a 38kV underground electricity cable from the onsite 38kV substation to the 110kV Griffinrath substation ca. 0.75km to the southeast. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of an Aviation Glint and Glare Assessment Report, an Archaeological Report ; an amended Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment; a Traffic Report; drawings of cable locations and trench reinstatement and road closures and road diversion routes; a Stage 1/2 Road Safety Audit; updated drawings of the existing and proposed entrance and the proposed compound and temporary set down area; and a risk assessment of the hazards associated with a fire in or near the solar arrays
211256 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for application for a 10 year permission for development on lands in the townland of, received on 2 Sept 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 23 Mar 2022.
Planning details
- Reference
- 211256
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — withdrawn · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 2 Sept 2021
- Observations close
- 7 Oct 2021 (closed 1815 days ago)
- Decision due
- 23 Mar 2022 · decided 23 Mar 2022
- Decision
- Conditional on 23 Mar 2022
- Proposed development
- application for a 10 year permission for development on lands in the townland of Griffinrath, Celbridge. The development will consist of the construction of a solar PV farm with an operational life of 35 years comprising approximately 75,984 No. photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 44.21 hectares and associated ancillary development including 10 No. transformer stations, approximately 124 No. string-inverters, 1 No. onsite 38kV substation building, 1 No. 40ft storage container building, 7 No. CCTV security cameras mounted on 4 metre high poles and perimeter security fencing (2 metres high), the construction of an internal hardcore access road between the solar panels and the site access, localised improvements to an existing agricultural access from the adjoining L5065 road to facilitate construction and operational phase access and, the installation of a 38kV underground electricity cable from the onsite 38kV substation to the 110kV Griffinrath substation ca. 0.75km to the southeast. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the proposed development. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of an Aviation Glint and Glare Assessment Report, an Archaeological Report ; an amended Noise and Vibration Impact Assessment; a Traffic Report; drawings of cable locations and trench reinstatement and road closures and road diversion routes; a Stage 1/2 Road Safety Audit; updated drawings of the existing and proposed entrance and the proposed compound and temporary set down area; and a risk assessment of the hazards associated with a fire in or near the solar arraysAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 44.64 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby 2 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years
Homes nearby
- Sold46 Griffin Rath Manor, Maynooth, Naas, Co. Kildare
- Sold187 Griffin Rath Hall, Maynooth, Naas, Co. Kildare
- Withdrawn205 Griffin Rath Hall, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, W23 NE49
- For sale216 Griffin Rath Hall, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, W23 K116
- Sold217 Griffin Rath Hall, Maynooth, Naas, Co. Kildare
- For sale1 Griffin Rath Manor, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, W23 N6V9
Appeal
The register records appeal 313370-22 (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.
- Radon risk area · 2
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 16:04 (store id 129206). 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/211256/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 16:04
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