Temporary/event · Co. Carlow
10 Year Planning Permission for a solar farm with a total area of…, Ballyloo Cloghna Linkardstown And Park, Co. Carlow
Granted 31 Oct 2025
Key facts
- Planning application 2560137 at Ballyloo Cloghna Linkardstown And Park, Co. Carlow: 10 Year Planning Permission for a solar farm with a total area…
- It was received by Carlow County Council on 22 May 2025.
- Status: Granted 31 Oct 2025.
- Permission was granted on 31 Oct 2025 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.
Source: the Carlow County Council planning register, checked 12 Jun 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
10 Year Planning Permission for a solar farm with a total area of…
A 10 Year Planning Permission for a solar farm with a total area of circa 57 hectares. The solar farm will consist of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 8 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, 2 no. single storey spare parts containers, 1 no. Ring Main Unit, 3 no. weather stations, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, private lands and within the L4038, L8185, R448, L3051, L3052 and L3050 public roads to connect solar farm field parcels, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, 5 no. watercourse/drain deck crossings and 2 no. horizontal directional drill crossings (under M9 motorway and the Dublin - Waterford railway), temporary construction compounds, landscaping and all associated ancillary development and drainage works. Construction and operational access will be via 2 no. existing entrances from the R448 and L1010. Sections of the proposed underground electrical cabling will traverse the solar farms proposed under Carlow County Council References 24/60043 and 24/60205, but will not alter infrastructure proposed under these applications. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for this duration. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) has been prepared and will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.
- Location
- Ballyloo Cloghna Linkardstown And Park, Co. Carlow Map
- Council
- Carlow County Council
- Planning reference
- 2560137
Numbers and dates
- Homes
- ~1estimated from the application
- Project type
- Temporary/event
- Received
- 22 May 2025
- Granted
- 31 Oct 2025
Timeline
- Application received
- Granted
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2560137 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Carlow County Council planning register, checked 12 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
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