Observation pack · Waterford City and County Council

Kilmoyemoge West , Kilmoyemoge East , Lahardan Kildermody and Glenhouse Co. Waterford

for a 10-year planning permission for will consist of the construction of a photovoltaic (‘PV’) farm and associated ancillary development on a ca. 67.3 hectare site consisting of: Solar PV panels laid out in arrays on ground-mounted frames, covering an area of ca. 201,002m2; Solar PV panels laid out in arrays supported by ballast footing covering an area of ca. 3,825m2; 11 No. inverter transformer units (ca. 6.1m x 2.4m); 33kV underground collector circuit and communications cabling within private lands and within the L4026/L40262 public roads, including cabling works to connect to a proposed future 110kV substation; Pole-mounted security cameras; Perimeter security fencing (2m high) and security gates; 1 No. new permanent site entrance on the L4026; Localised permanent carriageway widening at the junction of the Site entrance and the L4026; 1 No. temporary construction compound; Installation of 2 No. new box culverts across watercourses and 1 No. new box culvert across a drainage ditch; Drainage infrastructure including infiltration basins, swales and land drains, internal access tracks, landscaping and reinstatement works; and, All associated ancillary development. A 40-year operational life from the date of full commissioning of the entire solar farm is being sought for all works (other than temporary works specified above), and the subsequent decommissioning. A Natura Impact Statement will accompany the planning application. A separate planning application for the future 110kV substation and associated grid connection will be submitted to An Coimisiún Pleanála (‘ACP’) as these proposed future elements fall within the Strategic Infrastructure Development (‘SID’) consent process under Section 182A of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended). 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 (as amended) shall apply.

Observations close 12 Oct 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 7 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference: 2660686 · full record
Authority: Waterford City and County Council
Type: PERMISSION
Status: INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: 0
Floor area: —
Site area: 67.36 ha
Received: 7 Sept 2026
We first saw it: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
Decision due: —
Decision: N/a

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/WaterfordCCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660686/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660686 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.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Waterford City and County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 12 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Waterford City and County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
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.

What the site is zoned

No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.

Designations on or near the site

Recorded monument × 5
R132423 · Ecclesiastical enclosure · Church

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
2560648	Conditional	1 Dec 2025	0	0 m	a 10-year planning permission for development at the site . This development will consist of the construction of a solar PV development on a ca. 43.6 hectare site consisting of: I. Solar PV panels laid out in arrays across the Site on ground-mounted frames and ballast mounts; II. 9 No. Transformer Inverter Unit / Stations; III. Electrical and communications cabling within private lands and within the L4026 and L40262 public roads and minor local road; IV. Pole-mounted security cameras; V. Perimeter security fencing (2m high) and security gates; VI. Upgrade of 1 No. existing entrance along the L4026; VII. Closure of existing entrance and development of 1 No. new Site entrance on the L40262; VIII. Upgrade works at the junction of L4026 and L40262; IX. 2 No. temporary construction compounds X. Internal access tracks; and, XI. All associated ancillary site development, drainage, landscaping and reinstatement works. The operational lifespan of the development will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for this duration. A Natura Impact Statement will accompany the planning application. The development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive 2023/2413).
254	Conditional	11 Mar 2025	0	444 m	Extension of Duration of pl. file 19/797 : single storey dwelling house and ancillary services installation and site development works
2460163	Conditional	6 Nov 2024	0	0 m	for development of a 800MWh Battery Energy Storage Systems facility within a total site area of 5.45 hectares. The site will include 40No. Electrical Inverters, 20No. Electrical Transformers, 103No. Containerised Battery Storage Modules on Concrete Plinths, Access Tracks and Upgraded Site Entrance and road, Associated Electrical Cabling and Ducting, Security Gates, Perimeter Security Security Fencing, CCTV Security Monitoring and Lighting System, Landscaping Works and all Associated Ancillary Infrastructure.
2360301	Conditional	5 Sept 2023	1	368 m	demolition of an existing two storey dwelling and construction of a new two storey dwelling, driveway, wastewater treatment plant & percolation area, landscaping and all ancillary site works
22295	Conditional	2 Jun 2022	0	230 m	the following works to our existing GAA Club, the widening and enlarging of the existing vehicular entrance and access road way, the erection of new fencing to both sides of the new widened access roadway, the conversion of the existing dressing rooms to a new gym, store and disabled wc together with the raising of the existing roof level to the existing building and the construction of a new extension to the rear (South-East) of the existing building all to be connected to the on-site existing treatment plant and percolation area all located within our new revised site boundary together with all ancillary and associated site works

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
500551	—	pending	5 Jan 2026	0 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

7 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 12 Oct 2026
7 Sept 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Waterford City and County Council before relying on it.