Townlands of Threecastles Crosscoolharbour Santryhill Newpaddocks Oldpaddocks and Edmonstown , Blessington , County Wicklow
- 8 May 2024Received
- 23 Sept 2024Conditional
- 30 Oct 2024Final grant
- 29 Oct 2029Permission expires
- Status
- Granted with conditions
- Decision
- Conditional · 23 Sept 2024
- Council
- Wicklow County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 28.12 ha
What’s proposed
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
2460257 is a planning application to Wicklow County Council for permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy, received on 8 May 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 23 Sept 2024.
Planning details
- Reference
- 2460257
- Local authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 8 May 2024
- Observations close
- 12 Jun 2024 (closed 824 days ago)
- Decision due
- 24 Sept 2024 · decided 23 Sept 2024
- Decision
- Conditional on 23 Sept 2024
- Proposed development
- 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 permissionAs published by the register.
- Site area
- 28.12 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
- Applicant
- Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register
Full planning report for 53.18649, -6.49517
Zoning, appeals, sold prices, flood and heritage constraints — everything for this area in one PDF.
No account, no payment. Not a statutory planning search.
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
- 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.
Source: npad · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51
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