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Offaly County Council · 20476

RATHMOUNT MULLANAFAWNIA, AND RUSSELLSPENN, CO. OFFALY

Approved in 2021. Approval ran out in 2026.

  1. 5 Oct 2020Received
  2. 16 Feb 2021Conditional
  3. 30 Mar 2021Final approval
  4. 29 Mar 2026Approval ran out
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Status
Approved
Decision
Conditional · 16 Feb 2021
Council
Offaly County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
46.68 ha

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What’s proposed

A 10 YEAR PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH CONSISTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOLAR PV DEVELOPMENT WITH A MAXIMUM EXPORT CAPACITY (MEC) OF UP TO 45MW COMPRISING OF CA. 105,000 NO. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS LAID OUT IN ARRAYS, THE CONSTRUCTION OF 38KV SUBSTATION (CA. 114.4M2 X 4.75 TALL), A TRANSFORMER UNIT (CA. 18M2 X 4M TALL) AND ASSOCIATED BUND (CA.55M2), ALONG WITH ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING: 16 NO POWER HUBS (CA.15.25M2 X 2.4M) WHICH INCORPORATE AN INVERTER AND A TRANSFORMER, 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING (11.1M2 X 2.5M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY CLIENT SIDE SUB-STATION BUILDING (15.25M2 X 2.9M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY EQUIPMENT STORAGE BUILDING (7.5M2 X 2.7M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY GRP KIOSK (3M2 X 4M), 10 NO. CCTV CAMERAS MOUNTED ON 4M HIGH POLES, PERIMETER SECURITY FENCING, A NEW SITE ENTRANCE AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AREA WILL BE CA. 45.2HA. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) WILL ACCOMPANY THE PLANNING APPLICATION

Planning details

Reference
20476
Local authority
Offaly County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
5 Oct 2020
Observations close
9 Nov 2020 (closed 2156 days ago)
Decision due
18 Feb 2021 · decided 16 Feb 2021
Decision
Conditional on 16 Feb 2021
Proposed development
A 10 YEAR PERMISSION FOR DEVELOPMENT WHICH CONSISTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF A SOLAR PV DEVELOPMENT WITH A MAXIMUM EXPORT CAPACITY (MEC) OF UP TO 45MW COMPRISING OF CA. 105,000 NO. PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS LAID OUT IN ARRAYS, THE CONSTRUCTION OF 38KV SUBSTATION (CA. 114.4M2 X 4.75 TALL), A TRANSFORMER UNIT (CA. 18M2 X 4M TALL) AND ASSOCIATED BUND (CA.55M2), ALONG WITH ANCILLARY DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING: 16 NO POWER HUBS (CA.15.25M2 X 2.4M) WHICH INCORPORATE AN INVERTER AND A TRANSFORMER, 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY COMMUNICATIONS BUILDING (11.1M2 X 2.5M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY CLIENT SIDE SUB-STATION BUILDING (15.25M2 X 2.9M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY EQUIPMENT STORAGE BUILDING (7.5M2 X 2.7M), 1 NO. SINGLE STOREY GRP KIOSK (3M2 X 4M), 10 NO. CCTV CAMERAS MOUNTED ON 4M HIGH POLES, PERIMETER SECURITY FENCING, A NEW SITE ENTRANCE AND ALL ANCILLARY WORKS. THE TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AREA WILL BE CA. 45.2HA. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) WILL ACCOMPANY THE PLANNING APPLICATION
As published by the register.
Site area
46.68 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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Zoning

Not zoned in the current plan.

Protections nearby 250 m

No mapped flood area nearby.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 1
    Tinnacross House
  • Recorded monument · 3
    Church; Graveyard

Where this comes from

National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.

Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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Summary

20476 is a planning application to Offaly County Council for a 10 year permission for development which consists of the construction of a solar pv, received on 5 Oct 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 16 Feb 2021.