Kilcurly , Dundalk , Co Louth
- 16 Mar 2020Received
- 18 Dec 2020Conditional
- 1 Nov 2026Permission expires
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted
- Decision
- Conditional · 18 Dec 2020
- Council
- Louth County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 65.72 ha
What’s proposed
A ten year permission for a solar farm on the site of approximately 62.8 hectares consisting of the following; up to 319,500 sqm 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 public local road which connects to the R178 road and 2 no. vehicle passing areas on lands adjoining the public local road; CCTV cameras and all associated site services and works*Significant Further Information submitted 4/11/20 which includes an NIS*
20187 is a planning application to Louth County Council for a ten year permission for a solar farm on the site of approximately 62.8 hectares, received on 16 Mar 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 18 Dec 2020.
Planning details
- Reference
- 20187
- Local authority
- Louth County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — granted · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 16 Mar 2020
- Observations close
- 20 Apr 2020 (closed 2342 days ago)
- Decision due
- 7 Jan 2021 · decided 18 Dec 2020
- Decision
- Conditional on 18 Dec 2020
- Proposed development
- A ten year permission for a solar farm on the site of approximately 62.8 hectares consisting of the following; up to 319,500 sqm 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 public local road which connects to the R178 road and 2 no. vehicle passing areas on lands adjoining the public local road; CCTV cameras and all associated site services and works*Significant Further Information submitted 4/11/20 which includes an NIS*As published by the register.
- Site area
- 65.72 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 53.99604, -6.46147
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage — the whole area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
The register records appeal ABP-309224-21 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.
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 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 420275). 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/LouthCC/AppFileRefDetails/20187/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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