Coolcarrigan , Timahoe West , Co. Kildare
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2360073 is a planning application for permission at Coolcarrigan , Timahoe West , Co. Kildare, received by Kildare County Council on 28 Jul 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: for an amendment to the granted planning (Planning Reference: 221203) which comprised consent for a solar PV energy development and battery storage compound at Coolcarrigan, Timahoe West, Co. Kildare. Proposed amendments include; (1) An increase in the quantum of energy export that the solar park can produce from 80MW to up to 120MW (2) an amendment to the wording of the battery energy storage from 80MWh to up to 80MW, which amends the power output from the energy capacity to the rated power, to provide battery energy storage to greater flexibility in how it imports and exports the electricity to the grid (3) clarification of adjacent permitted development 15/1172 (extension of duration under 20/1052) increasing the energy export from 15MW to upp to 19.4MW). The council granted permission on 20 Sept 2023, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 1 Sept 2023. Within 500 m there are 3 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
for an amendment to the granted planning (Planning Reference: 221203) which comprised consent for a solar PV energy development and battery storage compound at Coolcarrigan, Timahoe West, Co. Kildare. Proposed amendments include; (1) An increase in the quantum of energy export that the solar park can produce from 80MW to up to 120MW (2) an amendment to the wording of the battery energy storage from 80MWh to up to 80MW, which amends the power output from the energy capacity to the rated power, to provide battery energy storage to greater flexibility in how it imports and exports the electricity to the grid (3) clarification of adjacent permitted development 15/1172 (extension of duration under 20/1052) increasing the energy export from 15MW to upp to 19.4MW)
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- Conditional on 20 Sept 2023
- Final grant
- 7 Nov 2023
- Permission expires
- 9 Jul 2028
- Site (from polygon)
- 114.91 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 28 Jul 2023New applicationObservation window closed 1 Sept 2023
- 20 Sept 2023DecisionAppeal window closed 18 Oct 2023
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
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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 131908). 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/2360073/0.
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