Gartlandstown , Crookedwood , Co. Westmeath
- 16 Jun 2023Received
- 9 Aug 2023Refused
- Status
- Appeal decided — refused
- Decision
- Refused · 9 Aug 2023
- Council
- Westmeath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 85.62 ha
What’s proposed
A ten-year planning permission for a solar energy development with a total site area of 87 hectares comprising (i) photovoltaic solar panels on steel mounting frames; (ii) electrical inverters; (iii) electrical power stations; (iv) underground electrical and communications cabling; (v) containerised battery energy storage facility; (vi) the upgrade of 1 no. existing site entrance and development of 1 no. new site entrance; (vii) on-site access tracks; (viii) a temporary construction compound; (ix) security fencing and security gates; (x) pole-mounted security cameras; and (xi) all associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and reinstatement works. The operational lifetime of the proposed development is 35-years. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Report and an Appropriate Assessment Screening Report
2360178 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for a ten-year planning permission for a solar energy development with a total site area of, received on 16 Jun 2023; permission was refused on 9 Aug 2023.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2360178
- Local authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 16 Jun 2023
- Observations close
- 21 Jul 2023 (closed 1157 days ago)
- Decision due
- 10 Aug 2023 · decided 9 Aug 2023
- Decision
- Refused on 9 Aug 2023
- Proposed development
- A ten-year planning permission for a solar energy development with a total site area of 87 hectares comprising (i) photovoltaic solar panels on steel mounting frames; (ii) electrical inverters; (iii) electrical power stations; (iv) underground electrical and communications cabling; (v) containerised battery energy storage facility; (vi) the upgrade of 1 no. existing site entrance and development of 1 no. new site entrance; (vii) on-site access tracks; (viii) a temporary construction compound; (ix) security fencing and security gates; (x) pole-mounted security cameras; and (xi) all associated and ancillary site development, landscaping and reinstatement works. The operational lifetime of the proposed development is 35-years. This planning application is accompanied by an Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Report and an Appropriate Assessment Screening ReportAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 85.62 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Nearby nothing else within 500 m in the last 5 years
No other application within 500 m in the last 5 years.
Appeal
The register records appeal ABP-317952-23 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.
Commencement
No commencement notice matched to this reference.
Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
No other designation nearby.
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 492075). 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/WestmeathCC/AppFileRefDetails/2360178/0.
Source: npad · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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