Irishtown , Kibrew , Co. Meath

What’s proposed

a 10 year permission for development on lands in the townland of Irishtown, Kilbrew, Co. Meath. The development will consist of the construction of an up to 8.7 MW solar PV farm comprising approximately 27,800 no. photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 10.82 hectares and associated ancillary development including 8 no. transformer stations, 8 no. auxiliary transfomer stations, 8 no. inverters, 1 no. single storey storage building, 1 no. single storey communications building, 1 no. single storey client building, 3 no. CCTV security cameras mounted on 4 metre high poles and perimeter security fencing (2 metres high);1 no. single storey client side substation (DNO) and 1 no. CCTV security camera mounted on a 4 metre high pole on a 0.04 hectare site on the eastern side of the landholding to the east of the area of the photovoltaic panels; the construction of a vehicular access from the adjoining L5003-44 road; and the construction of a hardcore access track between the area of the photovoltaic panels, the client side substation and the proposed road access point (0.19 hectares)

AA180383 is a planning application to Meath County Council for a 10 year permission for development on lands in the townland of Irishtown, Kilbrew, Co., received on 20 Apr 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 7 Jun 2018.

Planning details

Reference: AA180383
Local authority: Meath County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 20 Apr 2018
Observations close: 25 May 2018 (closed 3044 days ago)
Decision due: 14 Jun 2018 · decided 7 Jun 2018
Decision: Conditional on 7 Jun 2018
Proposed development: a 10 year permission for development on lands in the townland of Irishtown, Kilbrew, Co. Meath. The development will consist of the construction of an up to 8.7 MW solar PV farm comprising approximately 27,800 no. photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 10.82 hectares and associated ancillary development including 8 no. transformer stations, 8 no. auxiliary transfomer stations, 8 no. inverters, 1 no. single storey storage building, 1 no. single storey communications building, 1 no. single storey client building, 3 no. CCTV security cameras mounted on 4 metre high poles and perimeter security fencing (2 metres high);1 no. single storey client side substation (DNO) and 1 no. CCTV security camera mounted on a 4 metre high pole on a 0.04 hectare site on the eastern side of the landholding to the east of the area of the photovoltaic panels; the construction of a vehicular access from the adjoining L5003-44 road; and the construction of a hardcore access track between the area of the photovoltaic panels, the client side substation and the proposed road access point (0.19 hectares)
As published by the register.
Site area: 78 m² 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 ABP-301990-18 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

Commencement

Seven day notice SN0007652MH
12 Sept 2022Irishtown, Moneyhill, Meathmatched by ref_exact

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 147411). 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/AA180383/0.

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Irishtown , Kibrew , Co. Meath

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