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Kildare County Council · 22111 · PERMISSION

Swordlestown North and Swordlestown South , Co. Kildare

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Council received 4 Feb 2022We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1681 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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22111 is a planning application for permission at Swordlestown North and Swordlestown South , Co. Kildare, received by Kildare County Council on 4 Feb 2022 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: a 10 year planning permission for development at Swordlestown North and Swordlestown South, County Kildare. The development will consist of the construction of solar PV development on a c.129 ha site consisting of: 1. The installation of solar panels on ground-mounted frames, 51 no. single storey electrical inverter/ transformer units, security fencing, a CCTV system with pole mounted cameras and landscaping; 2. The upgrading of an existing farm entrance off the L2023 and the creation of a second, new entrance, directly opposite to the north of the existing; 3. The provision of a new internal access road of a distance of c.170 m to provide access to a temporary construction compound; and 4. All associated ancillary development works. The operational lifespan of the solar PV development will be 35 years. Revised by significant further information which consists of 1) Revised application site boundary due to omission of gliding club lands from application site with reduction in site area from 129ha to 112ha ; 2) Omission of originally proposed 110kV substation and replacement with additional solar panels and 2 x switchgear rooms on site; and 3) Revised glint and glare assessment to access impact of revised proposal on the retained gliding club and surrounding lands and the additional panels on the original proposed 110k V substation site. The council granted permission on 19 Jul 2022, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 11 Mar 2022. The register records an appeal (314320-22), decided: conditional.

Appeal window closes 16 Aug 2022 closed 1488 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (19 Jul 2022) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

a 10 year planning permission for development at Swordlestown North and Swordlestown South, County Kildare. The development will consist of the construction of solar PV development on a c.129 ha site consisting of: 1. The installation of solar panels on ground-mounted frames, 51 no. single storey electrical inverter/ transformer units, security fencing, a CCTV system with pole mounted cameras and landscaping; 2. The upgrading of an existing farm entrance off the L2023 and the creation of a second, new entrance, directly opposite to the north of the existing; 3. The provision of a new internal access road of a distance of c.170 m to provide access to a temporary construction compound; and 4. All associated ancillary development works. The operational lifespan of the solar PV development will be 35 years. Revised by significant further information which consists of 1) Revised application site boundary due to omission of gliding club lands from application site with reduction in site area from 129ha to 112ha ; 2) Omission of originally proposed 110kV substation and replacement with additional solar panels and 2 x switchgear rooms on site; and 3) Revised glint and glare assessment to access impact of revised proposal on the retained gliding club and surrounding lands and the additional panels on the original proposed 110k V substation site

Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
Conditional on 19 Jul 2022
Final grant
2 Feb 2024
Permission expires
1 Feb 2029
Site (from polygon)
132.11 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 4 Feb 2022
    New application
    Observation window closed 11 Mar 2022
  • 23 Mar 2022
    Further information requested
  • 10 Jun 2022
    Further information received
  • 19 Jul 2022
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 16 Aug 2022
  • 10 Aug 2022
    Appeal lodged

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 130593). 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/22111/0.

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