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Kilkenny County Council · 20897

Smithstown , Co.Kilkenny

  1. 21 Dec 2020Received
  2. 17 May 2021Conditional
  3. 18 Jun 2021Final grant
  4. 17 Jun 2031Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 17 May 2021
Council
Kilkenny County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
46.75 ha
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What’s proposed

for development will consist of a ten year permission for a solar farm on a site of approximately 46.0 hectares consisting of the following up to 293,500m2 of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; electrical substation with electrical control building and associated compound with palisade fence; inverter/transformer stations; underground power and communication cables and ducts; boundary security fencing; new internal access tracks and associated drainage infrastructure; new site entrance to the L6235 public local road; CCTV cameras and all associated site services and works. A Natura Impact Statement accompanies the application

20897 is a planning application to Kilkenny County Council for for development will consist of a ten year permission for a solar farm on a site of, received on 21 Dec 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 17 May 2021.

Planning details

Reference
20897
Local authority
Kilkenny County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
21 Dec 2020
Observations close
3 Feb 2021 (closed 2053 days ago)
Decision due
23 May 2021 · decided 17 May 2021
Decision
Conditional on 17 May 2021
Proposed development
for development will consist of a ten year permission for a solar farm on a site of approximately 46.0 hectares consisting of the following up to 293,500m2 of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; electrical substation with electrical control building and associated compound with palisade fence; inverter/transformer stations; underground power and communication cables and ducts; boundary security fencing; new internal access tracks and associated drainage infrastructure; new site entrance to the L6235 public local road; CCTV cameras and all associated site services and works. A Natura Impact Statement accompanies the application
As published by the register.
Site area
46.75 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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      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
        About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

      Provenance

      Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 382627). 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/20897/0.

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