Infrastructure · Co. Cork
Barryscourt Rossmore Ballintubbrid West Near Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork
Granted 8 Sep 2025 (final grant issued 17 Oct 2025)
Key facts
- Planning application 25/4156 at Barryscourt Rossmore Ballintubbrid West Near Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork: 20kV underground grid connection cable in the townlands of Barryscourt.
- It was received by Cork County Council on 7 Feb 2025.
- Status: Granted 8 Sep 2025 (final grant issued 17 Oct 2025).
- Permission was granted on 8 Sep 2025 and the final grant issued on 17 Oct 2025. 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 Cork County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
20kV underground grid connection cable in the townlands of Barryscourt
Permission for a 20kV underground grid connection cable in the townlands of Barryscourt, Rossmore and Ballintubbrid West, near Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. The proposed development is intended to connect the permitted Barryscourt Solar Park (Pl. Ref. 17/4596) to the existing Carrigtwohill 38KV Substation. The Proposed development will consist of: The laying of 20kV underground electrical grid connection (c.2.45km in length), utilising both private lands and public roads, with c.1.157km in the public road (L3619), from the existing Carrigtwohill 38kV substation to the permitted Barryscourt Solar Park (Pl. ref. 17/4596). The proposed development includes all associated site development and site enabling works and ancillary infrastructure, including 5 no. joint bays and 20kV underground ducting and cabling. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) accompanies this Planning Application.
- Location
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- Council
- Cork County Council
- Planning reference
- 25/4156
Numbers and dates
- Project type
- Infrastructure
- Received
- 7 Feb 2025
- Decision to grant
- 8 Sep 2025
- Final grant
- 17 Oct 2025
Timeline
- Application received
- Decision to grant
- Final grant issued
Site history
This site's history
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Earlier permission 17/4596 for this site: granted 30 Aug 2018.
A solar photovoltaic panel array consisting of up to approximately 68,000 m2 of solar panels on ground mounted steel frames, 2 no… Named in this application's description
Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.
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What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 25/4156 on planning.agileapplications.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
How we know this
From the Cork County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
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