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Wicklow County Council · 17908

Threecastles , Blessington , Co. Wicklow

  1. 26 Jul 2017Received
  2. 11 May 2018Conditional
  3. 21 Jun 2018Final grant
  4. 20 Jun 2023Permission expires
Status
Granted with conditions
Decision
Conditional · 11 May 2018
Council
Wicklow County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
23.20 ha
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What’s proposed

solar PV panel array comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 21.04 ha, 8 no single storey MV substations, 1 no single storey DSO substation, 1 no single storey customer substation with 1 no communications pole attached, 1 no single storey spares building, boundary securing fencing and access gates, CCTV, associated electrical cabling and ducting, upgraded and new access tracks and all associated ancillary development and landscaping works. The planning application includes a Natura Impact Statement

17908 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for solar PV panel array comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a, received on 26 Jul 2017; permission was granted with conditions on 11 May 2018.

Planning details

Reference
17908
Local authority
Wicklow County Council
Status
Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
26 Jul 2017
Observations close
30 Aug 2017 (closed 3309 days ago)
Decision due
16 May 2018 · decided 11 May 2018
Decision
Conditional on 11 May 2018
Proposed development
solar PV panel array comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 21.04 ha, 8 no single storey MV substations, 1 no single storey DSO substation, 1 no single storey customer substation with 1 no communications pole attached, 1 no single storey spares building, boundary securing fencing and access gates, CCTV, associated electrical cabling and ducting, upgraded and new access tracks and all associated ancillary development and landscaping works. The planning application includes a Natura Impact Statement
As published by the register.
Site area
23.20 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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Appeal

Not appealed.

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

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
      Poulaphouca Reservoir
    • Radon risk area · 3
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 5 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 2
      R149048; R149052
    • Special Protection Area · 1
      Poulaphouca Reservoir SPA

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 155842). 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/WicklowCC/AppFileRefDetails/17908/0.

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