Towlands of Rathdrinagh Sicily Thomastown , Rahill Drumman & Knockcommon , near the town of Duleek Co Meath
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23499 is a planning application for permission at Towlands of Rathdrinagh Sicily Thomastown , Rahill Drumman & Knockcommon , near the town of Duleek Co Meath, received by Meath County Council on 11 May 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: a ten year permission and 35 year operation life for a solar farm described herein. The total site area for the proposed development is 188.9 hectares consisting of the following: solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames and associated hard standing, inverter/transformer stations, underground power and communication cables and ducts, boundary security fence, CCTV cameras, upgraded internal access tracks, new internal access tracks, 2 no. new site entrances along the L5608 local road, underground electrical and communications cabling for approximately 700m along the L5608 local road and all associated services and development works including drainage infrastructure, temporary construction compound and landscaing. As part of a separate Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) application for consent, consent will be sought fo rthe provision of a 110kV onsite electrical substation and associated works from An Bord Pleanala. This planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. No decision has been recorded yet. The five-week observation window closed on 15 Jun 2023. Within 500 m there is 1 other decided application in the last five years.
Proposal
a ten year permission and 35 year operation life for a solar farm described herein. The total site area for the proposed development is 188.9 hectares consisting of the following: solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames and associated hard standing, inverter/transformer stations, underground power and communication cables and ducts, boundary security fence, CCTV cameras, upgraded internal access tracks, new internal access tracks, 2 no. new site entrances along the L5608 local road, underground electrical and communications cabling for approximately 700m along the L5608 local road and all associated services and development works including drainage infrastructure, temporary construction compound and landscaing. As part of a separate Strategic Infrastructure Development (SID) application for consent, consent will be sought fo rthe provision of a 110kV onsite electrical substation and associated works from An Bord Pleanala. This planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Decision
- N/a
- Site (from polygon)
- 187.14 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 11 May 2023Decision
- 11 May 2023New applicationObservation window closed 15 Jun 2023
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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.
- EPA-licensed facility · 2
- Radon risk area · 4
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 142196). 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/MeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/23499/0.
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