Toor Commons Ballysallagh (Fox) Ballyhug Ballysallagh (Tuite) Ballyhoreen Kill , Balroe Cartron Grange Kildallan North Kildallan Parcellstown Slane More and Walshestown South , Co. Westmeath.
- 23 Feb 2024Received
- 10 Sept 2024Conditional
- 30 Mar 2030Permission expires
- Status
- Appeal decided — other
- Decision
- Conditional · 10 Sept 2024
- Council
- Westmeath County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 140.18 ha
What’s proposed
development which will consist/consists of: a 10-year permission for the development of a solar farm on a site of 140 hectares consisting of the following: 781,578sqm of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 17 hardstanding locations for the installation of electrical skids; new internal access tracks; underground power and communications cables and ducts, including along the L-5802, R-393, L-5913, L-1811 and the L-5808 public roads; a new access point and an upgrade to an existing access point along the R-393 public road and a new access point along the L-5808 public road; landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; boundary fencing; and all associated ancillary development, site works and services. The solar farm will be operational for 40 years
2460050 is a planning application to Westmeath County Council for development which will consist/consists of: a 10-year permission for the development of, received on 23 Feb 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 10 Sept 2024.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2460050
- Local authority
- Westmeath County Council
- Status
- Appeal decided — other · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 23 Feb 2024
- Observations close
- 29 Mar 2024 (closed 911 days ago)
- Decision due
- 10 Sept 2024 · decided 10 Sept 2024
- Decision
- Conditional on 10 Sept 2024
- Proposed development
- development which will consist/consists of: a 10-year permission for the development of a solar farm on a site of 140 hectares consisting of the following: 781,578sqm of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 17 hardstanding locations for the installation of electrical skids; new internal access tracks; underground power and communications cables and ducts, including along the L-5802, R-393, L-5913, L-1811 and the L-5808 public roads; a new access point and an upgrade to an existing access point along the R-393 public road and a new access point along the L-5808 public road; landscaping and biodiversity enhancement measures; boundary fencing; and all associated ancillary development, site works and services. The solar farm will be operational for 40 yearsAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 140.18 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-320999-24 (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 22 Sept 2026, 16:10 (store id 491217). 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/2460050/0.
Source: npad · fetched 22 Sept 2026, 16:10
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