Planning Application: 226 (Kildare County Council )
File Number:
226
Application Type:
PERMISSION
Planning Status:
APPLICATION FINALISED
Received Date:
10/01/2022
Decision Due Date:
25/05/2022
Validated Date:
10/01/2022
Invalidated Date:
Further Info Requested:
02/03/2022
Further Info Received:
28/04/2022
Withdrawn Date:
Extend Date:
Decision Type:
Conditional
Decision Date:
24/05/2022
Leave to Appeal:
Appeal Date:
Commenced Date:
Submissions By:
11/05/2022
Applicant Details
Applicant name:
Solas Éireann Development Limited
Applicant Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
24179985
Corresp.
Address:
Applicant Details
Proposed Development
Development Description:
to amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference 16/848) which comprises consent for a Solar PV Energy Development. Proposed amendments include: (1) Substation to increase in size and relocate; (2) Customer substation to be removed, (3) Storage container to relocate, (4) Transformer containers to relocate, increase in size and reduce in numbers, (5) Change in height and layout of deer fencing, (6) Reduction in height and number of CCTV cameras, (7) Slight alteration to the access tracks, (8) Change in height and angle of solar panels, (9) MW output to be reduced from 10MW to 8.2MW, and (10) Project lifetime proposed to be extended from 30 to 35 years. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of the duration allowed for the works permitted under planning application reference 16/848 is sought to be increased to 10 years from the date of the final grant of permission (9th March 2017); and Condition 18 is sought to be amended to allow construction of both Confey Solar Farm (16/848) and Towerhill Solar Farm (16/777 to occur at the same time
Development Address:
Land South of the L1015 Road at Confey,, Leixlip,, Co. Kildare
Architect Name:
Jamie McGhee
Location Key:
CONFEY LEIXLIP
Electoral Division:
Planner:
Louise Murphy
Social Housing Exempt:
Plan Enforcement #:
IPC
Licence Required:
No
Waste Licence Required:
No
Protected Structure:
No
Protected Structure #:
Development Name:
Proposed Development
Comments
Significant Case Flag:
Comments:
Decision
Decision Date:
24/05/2022
Manager Order:
DO40479
Decision Type:
Conditional
Number of Conditions:
25
Grant Date:
01/07/2022
Grant Managers Order #:
DO40479
Section 47
Apply?:
Part 5
Apply?:
Expiry Date:
30/06/2027
Decision Description:
to amend the design of the approved development (Planning Reference 16/848) which comprises consent for a Solar PV Energy Development. Proposed amendments include: (1) Substation to increase in size and relocate; (2) Customer substation to be removed, (3) Storage container to relocate, (4) Transformer containers to relocate, increase in size and reduce in numbers, (5) Change in height and layout of deer fencing, (6) Reduction in height and number of CCTV cameras, (7) Slight alteration to the access tracks, (8) Change in height and angle of solar panels, (9) MW output to be reduced from 10MW to 8.2MW, and (10) Project lifetime proposed to be extended from 30 to 35 years. Revised by Significant Further Information which consists of the duration allowed for the works permitted under planning application reference 16/848 is sought to be increased to 10 years from the date of the final grant of permission (9th March 2017); and Condition 18 is sought to be amended to allow construction of both Confey Solar Farm (16/848) and Towerhill Solar Farm (16/777 to occur at the same time
a solar PV panel array with an export capacity of 10MW comprising approximately 38, 600 photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames within a site area of 16.91 hectares, 7 No. single storey MV substations, 1 No. single storey DSO substation, 1 No. single storey customer substation, 1 No. single storey spares building, 1 No. communications pole, boundary security fencing, CCTV, associated electrical cabling and ducting, alteration to existing entrance to include access gates and all associated ancillary development works. Revised by Significant Further Information which includes submission of a Natura Impact Statement; submission of road safety audit, swept path analysis and visibility splay drawings; revised location of communications pole as shown on the revised Customer Building Drawing; Revised DSO and MV Building Drawings; Revised Site Layout drawings; Revised Environmental Impact Assessment Screening Report, on land south of the L1015 road
No Environment Impact Assesments Associated with this Application
