On lands with the townlands of Knavinstown and Coolfore , Ashbourne , Co Meath
Data updated 12 Sept 2026 · register lag up to 7 days · sources & freshness
2560707 is a planning application for permission at On lands with the townlands of Knavinstown and Coolfore , Ashbourne , Co Meath, received by Meath County Council on 8 Jul 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: the proposed development comprises a 10-year planning consent for a ground-mounted solar PV energy installation on a site of approximately 62.96 hectares. It will include solar panels mounted on fixed-tilt frames with associated pile-driven support structures, inverters, transformers, a client substation, internal access tracks, underground cabling, perimeter deer fencing, CCTV security poles, welfare facilities and a temporary construction compound. Site access will be provided via an existing upgraded and widened entrance onto the R155. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application. No decision has been recorded yet. The five-week observation window closed on 12 Aug 2025. The site is zoned null under the Meath County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 3 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
the proposed development comprises a 10-year planning consent for a ground-mounted solar PV energy installation on a site of approximately 62.96 hectares. It will include solar panels mounted on fixed-tilt frames with associated pile-driven support structures, inverters, transformers, a client substation, internal access tracks, underground cabling, perimeter deer fencing, CCTV security poles, welfare facilities and a temporary construction compound. Site access will be provided via an existing upgraded and widened entrance onto the R155. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been submitted with this application
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Decision
- N/a
- Site (from polygon)
- 62.92 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 8 Jul 2025Decision
- 8 Jul 2025New applicationObservation window closed 12 Aug 2025
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
RU - Rural: Protect and promote the value of the rural area of the County. This rural value is based on: *Agricultural and rural economic resources *Visual remoteness from significant and distinctive urban influences *A high level of natural features Agriculture and rural related resources will be employed for the benefit of the local and wider population. Building upon the rural value will require a balanced approach involving the protection and promotion of rural biodiversity, promotion of the integrity of the landscape, and enhancement of the built and cultural heritage.
RU - Rural: Protect and promote in a balanced way, the development of agriculture and rural related enterprise, biodiversity, the rural landscape, and the built and cultural heritage
Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.
Designations within 250 m
OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.
- Radon risk area · 3
- Recorded monument · 5
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 146250). 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/2560707/0.
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