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Kildare County Council · 23837 · PERMISSION

Monaghan Mushrooms , Drummin , Derrinturn

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Council received 9 Aug 2023We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1130 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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23837 is a planning application for permission at Monaghan Mushrooms , Drummin , Derrinturn, received by Kildare County Council on 9 Aug 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: the construction of a photovoltaic solar farm comprising of 54 no. table solar panel arrays erected on ground mounted galvanised steel frames/support structures located in the southeast corner of the existing mushroom, compost and farm facility. The solar panels will be arranged facing southward with a separation distance of 5 meters between rows. The development also includes (i) ducting and underground electrical cabling; (ii) 2m high perimeter fencing to the north and west site boundaries with associated access gate; (iii) and all ancillary works including landscaping and associated civil engineering works necessary to facilitate the development. The solar farm will provide electrical power to the existing facility. The council granted permission on 8 Nov 2023, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 13 Sept 2023.

Appeal window closes 6 Dec 2023 closed 1013 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (8 Nov 2023) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

the construction of a photovoltaic solar farm comprising of 54 no. table solar panel arrays erected on ground mounted galvanised steel frames/support structures located in the southeast corner of the existing mushroom, compost and farm facility. The solar panels will be arranged facing southward with a separation distance of 5 meters between rows. The development also includes (i) ducting and underground electrical cabling; (ii) 2m high perimeter fencing to the north and west site boundaries with associated access gate; (iii) and all ancillary works including landscaping and associated civil engineering works necessary to facilitate the development. The solar farm will provide electrical power to the existing facility

Status
APPLICATION FINALISED
Decision
Conditional on 8 Nov 2023
Final grant
3 Jan 2024
Permission expires
2 Jan 2029
Site (from polygon)
1.32 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 9 Aug 2023
    New application
    Observation window closed 13 Sept 2023
  • 26 Sept 2023
    Further information requested
  • 18 Oct 2023
    Further information received
  • 8 Nov 2023
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 6 Dec 2023

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 132812). 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/23837/0.

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