Townlands of Threecastles Crosscoolharbour Santryhill Newpaddocks Oldpaddocks and Edmonstown , Blessington , County Wicklow
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2460257 is a planning application for permission at Townlands of Threecastles Crosscoolharbour Santryhill Newpaddocks Oldpaddocks and Edmonstown , Blessington , County Wicklow, received by Wicklow County Council on 8 May 2024 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy development and grid route, with a total site area of 28 hectares comprising of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, transformer stations, new access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, temporary construction compounds, 20 kV underground cabling connecting the solar farm to the existing Blessington 38kV ESB Substation, and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The solar farm would be operational for 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the application for planning permission. The council granted permission on 23 Sept 2024, with conditions. The five-week observation window closed on 12 Jun 2024. Within 500 m there are 3 other decided applications in the last five years.
Proposal
permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy development and grid route, with a total site area of 28 hectares comprising of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, transformer stations, new access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, temporary construction compounds, 20 kV underground cabling connecting the solar farm to the existing Blessington 38kV ESB Substation, and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The solar farm would be operational for 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the application for planning permission
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- Conditional on 23 Sept 2024
- Final grant
- 30 Oct 2024
- Permission expires
- 29 Oct 2029
- Site (from polygon)
- 28.12 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 8 May 2024New applicationObservation window closed 12 Jun 2024
- 24 Jun 2024Further information requested
- 31 Jul 2024Further information received
- 23 Sept 2024DecisionAppeal window closed 21 Oct 2024
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Appeal
Not appealed.
Commencement
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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
- Radon risk area · 4
- Recorded monument · 10
- Special Protection Area · 1
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 165345). 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/2460257/0.
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