Planning Application: 2360579 (Tipperary County Council )
File Number:
2360579
Application Type:
PERMISSION
Planning Status:
APPLICATION FINALISED
Received Date:
01/08/2023
Decision Due Date:
25/09/2023
Validated Date:
01/08/2023
Invalidated Date:
Further Info Requested:
Further Info Received:
Withdrawn Date:
Extend Date:
Decision Type:
Conditional
Decision Date:
25/09/2023
Leave to Appeal:
Appeal Date:
Commenced Date:
Submissions By:
04/09/2023
Applicant Details
Applicant name:
Soleire Renewables SPV Alpha 2 Ltd.
Applicant Address:
Phone Number:
Fax Number:
Corresp.
Address:
Applicant Details
Proposed Development
Development Description:
the construction of a 4.00m wide access track, including crossing of the Rackethall Stream and other stream (unnamed), measuring approximately c.750m in overall length to facilitate access between two consented solar farms, those being Monaincha Solar Farm (Ref. 21261) and The Sheehy’s Solar Farm (Ref. 16/600917). The access track would be located (Grid Easting: 618575; Northing 686630 centre of application site. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted as part of the planning application
Development Address:
The Sheehy and Monaincha Townlands, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
Architect Name:
Location Key:
THE SHEEHYS, ROSCREA
Electoral Division:
Planner:
MARION CAREY
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:
25/09/2023
Manager Order:
Decision Type:
Conditional
Number of Conditions:
2
Grant Date:
28/10/2023
Grant Managers Order #:
Section 47
Apply?:
Part 5
Apply?:
Expiry Date:
27/10/2028
Decision Description:
the construction of a 4.00m wide access track, including crossing of the Rackethall Stream and other stream (unnamed), measuring approximately c.750m in overall length to facilitate access between two consented solar farms, those being Monaincha Solar Farm (Ref. 21261) and The Sheehy’s Solar Farm (Ref. 16/600917). The access track would be located (Grid Easting: 618575; Northing 686630 centre of application site. A Natura Impact Statement is submitted as part of the planning application
the erection of a 58.11 hectare Solar PV Farm. The proposed solar farm will consist of the installation of a 30 year operation and subsequent decommissioning of a series of ground mounted solar photovoltaic PV panels, mounted on steel support structures 3m in height, together with 1 single storey ESB control room, 25 electrical transformation enclosures, underground cabling, CCTV poles and cameras, deer type security fencing, wooden fence along part of the M7 Motorway, wooden fence placed along the western site boundary, site entrance and access roads, including landscaping along the western and south eastern site boundaries, and other associated development works, for the purpose of generating renewable energy electricity. The proposed solar farm will have a capacity of 25MW.
amendment to the design of the previously approved development (Planning Reference: Tipperary County Council 21261), which comprises consent for a 10 year period to construct and a 40 year period to operate a 142.7 hectare Solar PV Energy Development to include (1) slight increase in the height of the Solar PV panels, (2) slight increase in the bottom height of the Solar PV panels off the ground, (3) slight reduction in the spacing of Solar PV rows (strings), (4) slight decrease in size of solar panels, (5) slight increase in the area of transformers/inverters as a result of slight change in dimensions and (6) an increase in the number of solar panels (A Natura Impact Statement will also be submitted)
amendment to the design of the previously approved development (Planning Reference: Tipperary County Council (16/600917) and An Bord Pleanála (Pl92.249060), which comprises consent for a Solar PV Energy Development and for planning permission for a proposed Battery Energy storage system - amendments include; (1) changes to the configuration of the Solar PV rows, (2) a reduction in the height of the solar PV panels, (3) reduction in the spacing of Solar PV rows (strings), (4) increase in size of solar panels, (5) increase in solar panel output resulting in an overall increase in solar power generation, (6) a change in solar panels tilt (degree), (7) an increase in the number of transformers/inverters, (8) an increase in the area of the individual transformers, (9) an increase in the number of panels, (10) the introduction of a Battery Energy Storage system with a compound size of 5,400 square metres containing 60 battery units and 30 inverter units, all of which measure 6.1 m in length, 2.45m in width and 2.9m in height, together with a switch room/SCADA room - A Natura Impact Statement will also be submitted with the application
