Townland of Coolnafearagh , Monasterevin , Co. Kildare
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2561050 is a planning application for permission at Townland of Coolnafearagh , Monasterevin , Co. Kildare, received by Kildare County Council on 12 Sept 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: for • Linear arrays of solar PV panels on ground mounted steel supported structures with associated cabling and ducting; • 4 no. proposed single storey inverter stations; • All associated underground cabling (within and between land parcels), including onsite control and switch gear room; • Site Perimeter fencing; • 2 no. new site entrances with palisade double security gates; • 2 no. temporary construction compound/carpark/material storage areas with associated temporary site offices, parking areas and security fencing; • 3 no. temporary and 1 no. permanent steel storage containers; • Site access tracks including passing and turning bays; • On-site pole mounted CCTV cameras; • 2 no. bottomless culverts; • 2 no. temporary construction stage Moby Dick type wheel wash systems; • 1 no. Concrete wash out location (within the westernmost temporary construction compound); and • All associated and ancillary works. The proposed solar farm development spans a total site area measuring 60.36 ha, of which 37.66 ha is located in Co. Kildare and 22.7 ha is located in Co. Laois. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years with an operational period of 40 years. The total capacity of Solar PV on the site is estimated to be 32 MW. No decision has been recorded yet. The five-week observation window closed on 17 Oct 2025. Within 500 m there is 1 other decided application in the last five years.
Proposal
for • Linear arrays of solar PV panels on ground mounted steel supported structures with associated cabling and ducting; • 4 no. proposed single storey inverter stations; • All associated underground cabling (within and between land parcels), including onsite control and switch gear room; • Site Perimeter fencing; • 2 no. new site entrances with palisade double security gates; • 2 no. temporary construction compound/carpark/material storage areas with associated temporary site offices, parking areas and security fencing; • 3 no. temporary and 1 no. permanent steel storage containers; • Site access tracks including passing and turning bays; • On-site pole mounted CCTV cameras; • 2 no. bottomless culverts; • 2 no. temporary construction stage Moby Dick type wheel wash systems; • 1 no. Concrete wash out location (within the westernmost temporary construction compound); and • All associated and ancillary works. The proposed solar farm development spans a total site area measuring 60.36 ha, of which 37.66 ha is located in Co. Kildare and 22.7 ha is located in Co. Laois. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years with an operational period of 40 years. The total capacity of Solar PV on the site is estimated to be 32 MW
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Decision
- N/a
- Site (from polygon)
- 38.29 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 12 Sept 2025Decision
- 12 Sept 2025New applicationObservation window closed 17 Oct 2025

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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.
No other designation nearby.
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 135422). 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/2561050/0.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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