Temporary/event · Co. Cork
Farrangalway Mellifontstown Kinsale Co.Cork
Granted 15 Sep 2025
Key facts
- Planning application 25/4167 at Farrangalway Mellifontstown Kinsale Co.Cork: ~2 homes.
- It was received by Cork County Council on 10 Feb 2025.
- Status: Granted 15 Sep 2025.
- Permission was granted on 15 Sep 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 Cork County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
~2 homes
10 Year Planning permission for a solar farm with a total area of circa 9 hectares. The solar farm will consist of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 2 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, 2 no. containerised energy storage modules, 1 no. single storey spare parts container, 1 no. medium voltage control/switching substation (comprising either single-storey building or 2 no. modular units), 1 no. weather station, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, security fencing, CCTV, access tracks, temporary construction compound, landscaping and all associated ancillary development and drainage works. Construction and operational access will be via 1 no. existing entrance from the L7247. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for the duration.
- Location
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- Council
- Cork County Council
- Planning reference
- 25/4167
Numbers and dates
- Homes
- ~2estimated from the application
- Project type
- Temporary/event
- Received
- 10 Feb 2025
- Granted
- 15 Sep 2025
Timeline
- Application received
- Granted
- Appeal lodged
- Appeal decidedGrant permission with revised conditions
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 25/4167 on planning.agileapplications.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
- AppealGrant permission with revised conditions · 500038 / 28 Jan 2026View the appeal record
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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