Coolcarrigan , Timahoe West , Co. Kildare
- 28 Jul 2023Received
- 20 Sept 2023Conditional
- 7 Nov 2023Final grant
- 9 Jul 2028Permission expires
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 20 Sept 2023
- Council
- Kildare County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 114.91 ha
What’s proposed
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)
2360073 is a planning application to Kildare County Council for for an amendment to the granted planning (Planning Reference: 221203) which comprised, received on 28 Jul 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 20 Sept 2023.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2360073
- Local authority
- Kildare County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 28 Jul 2023
- Observations close
- 1 Sept 2023 (closed 1109 days ago)
- Decision due
- 21 Sept 2023 · decided 20 Sept 2023
- Decision
- Conditional on 20 Sept 2023
- Proposed development
- 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)As published by the register.
- Site area
- 114.91 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 53.32371, -6.85395
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this 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 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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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