Infrastructure · Co. Wicklow

Ballycooleen, Avoca, Co. Wicklow

Granted 30 Apr 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2660 at Ballycooleen, Avoca, Co. Wicklow: Section 42.
  • The applicant is Highfield Solar Ltd. The agent is Christopher Doogan.
  • It was received by Wicklow County Council on 20 Mar 2026.
  • Status: Granted 30 Apr 2026.
  • Permission was granted on 30 Apr 2026 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 Wicklow County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

Section 42

section 42 - extension of appropriate period - 16/176 - 10 year permission for the construction of a Solar PV Energy development within a total site area of up to 13.76 ha to include one single storey electrical substation building, electrical transformer / inverter station modules, solar PV panels ground mounted on steel support structures, access roads, fencing and associated electrical cabling, ducting and ancillary infrastructure

Location
Avoca, Co. Wicklow Map
Planning reference
2660
Applicant
Highfield Solar Ltd
Agent
Christopher Doogan

Numbers and dates

Project type
Infrastructure
Received
20 Mar 2026
Granted
30 Apr 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 30 Apr 2026 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.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description

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

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 2660 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Wicklow 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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