Towlands of Rathdrinagh Sicily Thomastown , Rahill Drumman & Knockcommon , near the town of Duleek Co Meath
- 1 Jun 2023Received
- 25 Jul 2024Conditional
- 14 Nov 2024Final grant
- 13 Nov 2034Permission expires
- Status
- Appeal decided — withdrawn
- Decision
- Conditional · 25 Jul 2024
- Council
- Meath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 187.14 ha
What’s proposed
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 for the provision of a 110kV onsite electrical substation and associated works from An Bord Pleanala. This planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. Significant further information/revised plans sbumitted on this application
23576 is a planning application to Meath County Council for a ten year permission and 35 year operation life for a solar farm described herein. The, received on 1 Jun 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 25 Jul 2024.
Planning details
- Reference
- 23576
- Local authority
- Meath County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — withdrawn · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 1 Jun 2023
- Observations close
- 6 Jul 2023 (closed 1166 days ago)
- Decision due
- 29 Jul 2024 · decided 25 Jul 2024
- Decision
- Conditional on 25 Jul 2024
- Proposed development
- 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 for the provision of a 110kV onsite electrical substation and associated works from An Bord Pleanala. This planning application is accompanied by a Natura Impact Statement. Significant further information/revised plans sbumitted on this applicationAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 187.14 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 53.65588, -6.50142
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
Appeal
The register records appeal ABP-320541-24 (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.
- 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 141090). 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/23576/0.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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