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Wicklow County Council · 2360416 · PERMISSION

Shelton Abbey Open Prison , Arklow , Co. Wicklow

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Council received 16 Nov 2023We first saw it 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (1031 days after receipt — sources refresh weekly)
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2360416 is a planning application for permission at Shelton Abbey Open Prison , Arklow , Co. Wicklow, received by Wicklow County Council on 16 Nov 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: the installation of circa. 3,492sq.m array of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on ground mounted frames on an agricultural plot within the existing complex, together with ducting, underground electrical cabling, and all associated site works The proposed development is within the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS No. 40-05) listed under the current Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028. No decision has been recorded yet. The five-week observation window closed on 21 Dec 2023. The scheme is for 1 unit. Within 500 m there are 7 other decided applications in the last five years.

Observations close 21 Dec 2023 closed 997 days ago
5 weeks from receipt (16 Nov 2023) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · €20 to the council
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Proposal

the installation of circa. 3,492sq.m array of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on ground mounted frames on an agricultural plot within the existing complex, together with ducting, underground electrical cabling, and all associated site works The proposed development is within the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS No. 40-05) listed under the current Wicklow County Development Plan 2022-2028.

Status
INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Decision
N/a
Units
1
Floor area
1 m²
Site (from polygon)
4,471 m²
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 16 Nov 2023
    Decision
  • 16 Nov 2023
    New application
    Observation window closed 21 Dec 2023

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    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 164245). 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/2360416/0.

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