Threecastles, Blessington, Co Wicklow
Approved in Jan 2022. No sign of building yet.
- 14 Oct 2021Received
- 7 Dec 2021Conditional
- 13 Jan 2022Final approval
- 12 Jan 2027Approval runs out
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 7 Dec 2021
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 23.48 ha
What’s proposed
amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference 17/908) which comprises consent for a Solar PV Energy Development. Proposed amendments include (1) Project lifetime proposed to be extended from 30 years to 35 years (2) Substation to increase in size (3)Change in height and angle of solar panels (4) Transformer containers to increase in size (5) Removal of the customer substation (6) Deer fencing to increase in size (7) MW output to be increased from 10.8 to 15MW to align with existing grid connection offer (8) Slight alteration to the access tracks and (9) Number of CCTV cameras to reduce
Planning details
- Reference
- 211237
- Local authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 14 Oct 2021
- Decision due
- 8 Dec 2021 · decided 7 Dec 2021
- Decision
- Conditional on 7 Dec 2021
- Site area
- 23.48 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 4 · 500 m · 5 years
- CommencedThreecastles , Blessington , Co. Wicklow
- CommencedTownlands of Threecastles Crosscoolharbour Santryhill Newpaddocks Oldpaddocks and Edmonstown , Blessington , County Wicklow
- WithdrawnTownlands of Threecastles Crosscoolharbour Santryhill Newpaddocks Oldpaddocks and Edmonstown , Blessington , County Wicklow
- RefusedBlessington , Co. Wicklow
Homes nearby
Protections nearby 250 m
Flood area nearby (OPW maps). floodinfo.ie ↗
- Natural Heritage Area (incl. proposed) · 1
- Recorded monument · 1
- Special Protection Area · 1
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 | open |
Summary
211237 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference 17/908) which comprises, received on 14 Oct 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 7 Dec 2021.