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Kilkenny County Council · 2560416

Within the townlands of Castleblunden Drakeland Middle Clonmoran , Mortgagefields Poulgour Wetland and Archersleas , Co. Kilkenny

  1. 9 Jul 2025Received
  2. 25 May 2026Conditional
  3. 26 Jun 2026Final grant
  4. 25 Jun 2036Permission expires
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Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 25 May 2026
Council
Kilkenny County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
26.84 ha
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What’s proposed

for development. The development will consist of planning permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy development, battery storage and grid route with a total site area of 25.1 hectares, comprising of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, MV Power Stations, substation, batteries, MV stations, new access tracks, underground cabling and ducting, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, a temporary construction compound, 10kV underground cabling connecting the solar farm to the existing Rosehill 38kV substation, and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The proposed development consists of works within the curtilage of Protected Structures Ref. C1000, C1002 and C330. The development would be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of this application

2560416 is a planning application to Kilkenny County Council for for development. The development will consist of planning permission for a period of 10, received on 9 Jul 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 25 May 2026.

Planning details

Reference
2560416
Local authority
Kilkenny County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
9 Jul 2025
Observations close
13 Aug 2025 (closed 408 days ago)
Decision due
25 May 2026 · decided 25 May 2026
Decision
Conditional on 25 May 2026
Proposed development
for development. The development will consist of planning permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy development, battery storage and grid route with a total site area of 25.1 hectares, comprising of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, MV Power Stations, substation, batteries, MV stations, new access tracks, underground cabling and ducting, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, a temporary construction compound, 10kV underground cabling connecting the solar farm to the existing Rosehill 38kV substation, and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The proposed development consists of works within the curtilage of Protected Structures Ref. C1000, C1002 and C330. The development would be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared in respect of this application
As published by the register.
Site area
26.84 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

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.

    No other designation nearby.

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10 (store id 388803). 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/2560416/0.

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