Townland of Ballymoney , Arklow , Co. Wicklow
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2560361 is a planning application for permission at Townland of Ballymoney , Arklow , Co. Wicklow, received by Wicklow County Council on 15 May 2025 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: period of 10 years for a proposed solar farm and BESS (battery energy storage system) development which will consist of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, inverters, battery storage infrastructure (BESS units, and MV Stations), new access tracks, underground cabling, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, a temporary construction compound, a substation and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. It is proposed to use the consented Ballymoney Solar Farm access point (Pl Ref: 19/627 and ABP Ref: 305289-19). The solar farm and BESS would be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted with this application. The council refused permission on 8 Jul 2025. The five-week observation window closed on 19 Jun 2025. The register records an appeal (323198-25). Within 500 m there is 1 other decided application in the last five years.
Proposal
period of 10 years for a proposed solar farm and BESS (battery energy storage system) development which will consist of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, inverters, battery storage infrastructure (BESS units, and MV Stations), new access tracks, underground cabling, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, a temporary construction compound, a substation and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. It is proposed to use the consented Ballymoney Solar Farm access point (Pl Ref: 19/627 and ABP Ref: 305289-19). The solar farm and BESS would be operational for 40 years. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted with this application
- Status
- APPEALED
- Decision
- Refused on 8 Jul 2025
- Site (from polygon)
- 27.60 ha
- Location precision
- site (coords_polygon)
Timeline
- 15 May 2025New applicationObservation window closed 19 Jun 2025
- 8 Jul 2025DecisionAppeal window closed 5 Aug 2025
- 31 Jul 2025Appeal lodged
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Appeal
The register records appeal 323198-25 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.
Commencement
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Zoning at the site
No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.
Designations within 250 m
No OPW flood extent nearby.
No other designation nearby.
Provenance
Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 167089). 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/2560361/0.
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