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Temporary/event · Co. Wicklow

Period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy…, Blessington, Co. Wicklow

Granted 23 Sep 2024

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This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated.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 26 Jun 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

Period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy…

permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a solar PV energy development and grid route, with a total site area of 28 hectares comprising of the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, transformer stations, new access tracks, perimeter fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, temporary construction compounds, 20 kV underground cabling connecting the solar farm to the existing Blessington 38kV ESB Substation, and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The solar farm would be operational for 35 years. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared in respect of the application for planning permission

Location
Blessington, Co. Wicklow Map
Planning reference
2460257

Key facts

Project type
Temporary/event
Received
8 May 2024
Granted
23 Sep 2024

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 23 Sep 2024 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.

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2460257 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Wicklow County Council planning register, as last seen on 26 Jun 2026. The council's own file is the official record.

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