Ballyhale and Kitorcan , Co. Kilkenny

What’s proposed

for development comprising the provision of four battery storage containers which are required for the operation of the previously granted solar farm in the townlands of Ballyhale and Kitorcan, Co. Kilkenny (Reg. Ref. 16592 and PL10.247616). This planning application also includes an extension to the operational permission of the solar farm to be increased from 25 to 30 years and a reduction in the validity period of planning approval from 10 to 4 years,

19538 is a planning application to Kilkenny County Council for for development comprising the provision of four battery storage containers which are, received on 1 Aug 2019; permission was granted with conditions on 24 Sept 2019.

Planning details

Reference: 19538
Local authority: Kilkenny County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 1 Aug 2019
Observations close: 5 Sept 2019 (closed 2571 days ago)
Decision due: 25 Sept 2019 · decided 24 Sept 2019
Decision: Conditional on 24 Sept 2019
Proposed development: for development comprising the provision of four battery storage containers which are required for the operation of the previously granted solar farm in the townlands of Ballyhale and Kitorcan, Co. Kilkenny (Reg. Ref. 16592 and PL10.247616). This planning application also includes an extension to the operational permission of the solar farm to be increased from 25 to 30 years and a reduction in the validity period of planning approval from 10 to 4 years,
As published by the register.
Site area: 11.35 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 385038). 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/KilkennyCC/AppFileRefDetails/19538/0.

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Ballyhale and Kitorcan , Co. Kilkenny

What’s proposed

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Nearby 3 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

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