Energy · Co. Cork
10 Year Planning Permission, Shandangan West, Co. Cork
Archived record: last seen in the register on 30 Aug 2026
Archived record
This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 30 Aug 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.
What and where
10 Year Planning Permission
A 10 Year Planning Permission. The development will consist of: A solar farm with a total area of circa 44 hectares. The solar farm will consist of solar panels on ground mounted frames, 5 no. single storey electrical inverter/transformer stations, 3 no. single storey spare parts containers, 5 no. battery energy storage containers, 1 no. Ring Main Unit, 4 no. weather stations, underground electrical ducting and cabling within the development site, private lands and within the L6203, L2200, L6398, L6207, R619, L22011, L2204, L-6207, L6212 and L2200 public roads (including 5 no. Horizontal Directional Drills in the L-22011, L-6212, L-6207, L-2204 roads and within private lands) to connect solar farm field parcels, security and acoustic fencing, CCTV, access tracks, 2 no. stream/drain deck crossings, temporary construction compounds, landscaping and all associated ancillary development and drainage works. Construction and operational access will be via 3 no. entrances from the L6203, L22011, L2200 local roads. The operational lifespan of the solar farm will be 40 years and planning permission is requested for this duration. Electricity generated from the northern parcel of the solar farm will be transported via underground electrical ducting and cabling to an inverter/transformer permitted under Cork County Council Reference 24/6157 / An Coimisiún Pleanála Reference ACP-323402-25, but will not alter infrastructure under that application. This development is covered by the provisions of the Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413) and it is important to note that the planning application may be subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.
- Location
- Shandangan West, Co. Cork Map
- Council
- Cork County Council
- Planning reference
- 26/2046
- Applicant
- Aglish Solar Farm Ltd
- Agent
- Conor Frehill, Hw Planning
Key facts
- Homes
- ~1estimated from the application
- Project type
- Energy
- Received
- 31 Jul 2026
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 26/2046 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, as last seen on 30 Aug 2026. The council's own file is the official record.
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