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Kildare County Council · 226 · PERMISSION

Land South of the L1015 Road at Confey , Leixlip , Co. Kildare

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226 is a planning application for permission at Land South of the L1015 Road at Confey , Leixlip , Co. Kildare, received by Kildare County Council on 10 Jan 2022 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: to amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference 16/848) which comprises consent for a Solar PV Energy Development. Proposed amendments include: (1) Substation to increase in size and relocate; (2) Customer substation to be removed, (3) Storage container to relocate, (4) Transformer containers to relocate, increase in size and reduce in numbers, (5) Change in height and layout of deer fencing, (6) Reduction in height and number of CCTV cameras, (7) Slight alteration to the access tracks, (8) Change in height and angle of solar panels, (9) MW output to be reduced from 10MW to 8.2MW, and (10) Project lifetime proposed to be extended from 30 to 35 years. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of the duration allowed for the works permitted under planning application reference 16/848 is sought to be increased to 10 years from the date of the final grant of permission (9th March 2017); and Condition 18 is sought to be amended to allow construction of both Confey Solar Farm (16/848) and Towerhill Solar Farm (16/777 to occur at the same time. The council granted permission on 24 May 2022, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 14 Feb 2022. Within 500 m there are 4 other decided applications in the last five years.

Appeal window closes 21 Jun 2022 closed 1546 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (24 May 2022) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

to amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference 16/848) which comprises consent for a Solar PV Energy Development. Proposed amendments include: (1) Substation to increase in size and relocate; (2) Customer substation to be removed, (3) Storage container to relocate, (4) Transformer containers to relocate, increase in size and reduce in numbers, (5) Change in height and layout of deer fencing, (6) Reduction in height and number of CCTV cameras, (7) Slight alteration to the access tracks, (8) Change in height and angle of solar panels, (9) MW output to be reduced from 10MW to 8.2MW, and (10) Project lifetime proposed to be extended from 30 to 35 years. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of the duration allowed for the works permitted under planning application reference 16/848 is sought to be increased to 10 years from the date of the final grant of permission (9th March 2017); and Condition 18 is sought to be amended to allow construction of both Confey Solar Farm (16/848) and Towerhill Solar Farm (16/777 to occur at the same time

Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
Conditional on 24 May 2022
Final grant
1 Jul 2022
Permission expires
30 Jun 2027
Site (from polygon)
18.83 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 10 Jan 2022
    New application
    Observation window closed 14 Feb 2022
  • 2 Mar 2022
    Further information requested
  • 28 Apr 2022
    Further information received
  • 24 May 2022
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 21 Jun 2022

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    • EPA-licensed facility · 3
      Intel Ireland Limited; Intel Ireland Limited; P0207
    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 2
      Rye Water Valley/Carton; Royal Canal
    • Radon risk area · 3
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
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      Rye Water Valley/Carton SAC
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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 131053). 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/226/0.

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