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Observation pack · Tipperary County Council

Magherareagh Townland , Ardfinnan , Co. Tipperary

RED III develoment to construct a photovoltaic solar farm development. The proposed development seeks a 10-year planning permission for the proposed photovoltaic solar farm development and all associated site works. The development will consist of linear arrays of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames of ca. 9.40 hectares overall area, including: associated cabling & ducting and hybrid inverters; a 20kV electrical customer control building; ESB modular hub and transformers; site entrance and access track; perimeter fencing up to 2.5 metres high; pole mounted CCTV cameras up to 3 metres high; temporary access track, temporary contractor’s compound & temporary storage area; and all associated site development and ancillary works. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority in connection with the application. The proposed development will have a 40-year operational life from the date of commissioning. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to Section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with Section 34D(b), the provisions of Article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall…

Observations close 27 Nov 2026 12 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 23 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 17 Dec 2026

The application

Reference
2661043 · full record
Authority
Tipperary County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Status
NEW APPLICATION
Site area
9.40 ha
Received
23 Oct 2026
Decision due
17 Dec 2026

The council’s feed cuts this description short. The full text and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

  1. Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2661043/0.
  2. Write your observation.Quote 2661043 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
  3. Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Tipperary County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
  4. Submit before 27 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Tipperary County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
  5. Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

Designations on or near the site within 100 m

  • Recorded monument × 3
    R132937 · Enclosure · Enclosure

What has happened on this file

  • 23 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 27 Nov 2026
  • 23 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 3 Nov 2026, 23:01. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Tipperary County Council before relying on it.