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Meath County Council · 2460742

the townlands of Ballymacoll Little Boolies Nuttstown , Ballintry Belgree Rowan and Kinoristown , Co. Meath

  1. 13 Sept 2024Received
  2. 10 Apr 2025Conditional
  3. 2 Nov 2035Permission expires
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Status
Appeal decided — other
Decision
Conditional · 10 Apr 2025
Council
Meath County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
216.06 ha

What’s proposed

the proposed development will consist of an application for a 10-year planning permission for the construction of, and a 40 year operation and subsequent decommissioning of, a development consisting of a 215 hectare solar farm (red line boundary). The solar farm comprises of two separate land parcels divided by local roads. The proposed solar farm will consist of a series of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, mounted on steel support structures and in some areas on concrete shoes to protect possible underground archaeological features, together with 28 electrical transformation enclosures, underground cabling, 2 no. temporary construction compounds, the use of existing farm access tracks and existing site entrances, inverters, CCTV poles and cameras, deer type security/boundary fencing with some areas of boundary development on concrete shoes to further protect possible underground archaeological features, landscaping and biodiversity measures and all associated ancillary development works, for the purpose of generating renewable energy electricity and transmitting it in the townlands of Ballymacoll Little, Boolies, Nuttstown, Ballintry, Belgree, Rowan and Kinoristown, Co. Meath. A Natura Impact Statement will also be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application

2460742 is a planning application to Meath County Council for the proposed development will consist of an application for a 10-year planning, received on 13 Sept 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 10 Apr 2025.

Planning details

Reference
2460742
Local authority
Meath County Council
Status
Appeal decided — other · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED
Received
13 Sept 2024
Observations close
18 Oct 2024 (closed 696 days ago)
Decision due
10 Apr 2025 · decided 10 Apr 2025
Decision
Conditional on 10 Apr 2025
Proposed development
the proposed development will consist of an application for a 10-year planning permission for the construction of, and a 40 year operation and subsequent decommissioning of, a development consisting of a 215 hectare solar farm (red line boundary). The solar farm comprises of two separate land parcels divided by local roads. The proposed solar farm will consist of a series of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, mounted on steel support structures and in some areas on concrete shoes to protect possible underground archaeological features, together with 28 electrical transformation enclosures, underground cabling, 2 no. temporary construction compounds, the use of existing farm access tracks and existing site entrances, inverters, CCTV poles and cameras, deer type security/boundary fencing with some areas of boundary development on concrete shoes to further protect possible underground archaeological features, landscaping and biodiversity measures and all associated ancillary development works, for the purpose of generating renewable energy electricity and transmitting it in the townlands of Ballymacoll Little, Boolies, Nuttstown, Ballintry, Belgree, Rowan and Kinoristown, Co. Meath. A Natura Impact Statement will also be submitted to the Planning Authority with this application. Significant further information/revised plans submitted on this application
As published by the register.
Site area
216.06 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

The register records appeal APB-322423-25 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

Commencement

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    Zoning at the site

    GB - Green Belt: Create a rural/urban Greenbelt zone that permanently demarcates the boundary i. between the rural and urban areas, or ii. between urban and urban areas. The role of the Greenbelt is to check unrestricted sprawl of urban areas, to prevent coalescence of settlements, to prevent countryside encroachment and to protect the setting of towns and/or villages. The Greenbelt is attractive and multifunctional, serves the needs of both the urban and rural communities, and strengthens the links between urban and rural areas in a sustainable manner. The Greenbelt will provide opportunities for countryside access and for recreation, retain attractive landscapes, improve derelict land within and around towns, secure lands with a nature conservation interest, and retain land in agricultural use. The zoning objective will have the consequence of achieving the regeneration of undeveloped town areas by ensuring that urban development is directed towards these areas.

    G3 — High amenity

    GB - Green Belt: Protect and provide for a Greenbelt

    Protected high-amenity landscape. Development is resisted to preserve the character of the area.

    Designations within 250 m

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • Radon risk area · 4
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 26
      Enclosure; Ringfort - rath; Enclosure

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 143675). 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/2460742/0.

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