Lisbrien, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary

What’s proposed

RED III the development and operation of a solar photovoltaic (PV) farm with a total site area of 6.9 hectares comprising of the following – i) construction and operation of 22,500 sqm. of solar PV arrays on ground-mounted metal frames, with a maximum overall height of 4.7 metres, ii) Internal underground trenching, electrical cabling and ducting between the solar PV arrays and electrical invertor units, iii) 4 no. electrical invertor units, iv) use and upgrading of 1 no. existing field access point for construction and operational access to the site.1 no. temporary laydown area, v) 2 no. control cabins, vi) 33kV connector cable network, joint bays and associated works, vii) Internal access track, drainage works, security fencing, CCTV, and all associated ancillary site development works, viii) The decommissioning of the solar farm and reinstatement of the site at the end of its operational life - the application seeks a 10-year permission with an operational lifetime of 40 years