Meath County Council · 2561010
Latest linked evidence
501976
Open official sourceThis page connects records for one planning case. Separate permissions, amendments and phases may belong to a wider development. A notified commencement date does not confirm that building work started.
Reviewed build intelligence
Government document review
The council decided to grant on 30 July 2026 with 22 conditions; the Commission appeal is pending. Application-stage design options remain separate from the conditions in that council decision. No final Commission outcome, condition discharge or installation is established.
2 official documents inspected · Checked 2026-09-05 · Official file index
Proposed in application · Original September 2025 solar-array support proposal
What the evidence says
The report describes toughened-glass PV panels on galvanised-steel frames with aluminium cross bars and steel uprights. Earth screws or rammed profiles are proposed according to ground conditions; precast concrete blocks or slabs are proposed in specified archaeological mitigation zones.
Original September 2025 solar-array support proposal
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: distinguishes driven/screwed supports from ballasted archaeological-zone solutions.
What is not established
Final manufacturer, geotechnical design, exact foundation distribution and any later agreed substitutions are not established.
Rathcoon Solar Farm: Planning and Environmental Report · p.42
aluminium cross bars and steel uprights · Issued 2025-09-12 · Project 250403, Revision 02 Final; received 2025-09-24 · Checked 2026-09-05
aluminium cross bars and steel uprights
Proposed in application · Solar array and collector proposal; future substation kept separate
What the evidence says
The report proposes up to 21 inverter/transformer skid units. Internal low-voltage connections feed 33 kV underground collectors toward a proposed 110 kV substation that the report explicitly places in a separate future application.
Solar array and collector proposal; future substation kept separate
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: identifies distinct array, conversion and collector packages without assigning the future substation to this permission.
What is not established
String inverters are discussed as an alternative. No selected equipment manufacturer, final skid layout, installed capacity or substation approval is asserted.
Rathcoon Solar Farm: Planning and Environmental Report · p.40
up to 21 no. inverter/transformer skid units · Issued 2025-09-12 · Project 250403, Revision 02 Final; received 2025-09-24 · Checked 2026-09-05
up to 21 no. inverter/transformer skid units
Rathcoon Solar Farm: Planning and Environmental Report · p.43
33 kV underground collector cables · Issued 2025-09-12 · Project 250403, Revision 02 Final; received 2025-09-24 · Checked 2026-09-05
33 kV underground collector cables
Council decision under appeal · Council decision to grant dated 30 July 2026, under appeal
What the evidence says
Condition 7 of the council decision requires dark-green inverter/transformer stations and underground on-site cables. It prohibits artificial site lighting unless separately authorised by a prior planning permission.
Council decision to grant dated 30 July 2026, under appeal
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: flags finish and lighting constraints for any subsequent design or product schedule.
What is not established
The Commission outcome may alter this council decision. No later lighting permission, discharge or installed finish is established.
Chief Executive Order: Decision to Grant · p.4
dark green in colour · Issued 2026-07-30 · Council decision, 22 conditions; appeal remains pending · Checked 2026-09-05
dark green in colour
Council decision under appeal · Conditions 11 and 12 of the council decision, not a verified completed drainage design
What the evidence says
The council decision requires pre-construction evidence that runoff will not increase, details of any hardstanding and appropriately sized soakaways, and implementation of the revised flood-risk assessment. It requires essential infrastructure including solar panels outside Flood Zones A and B and no development within 10 metres of on-site watercourses.
Conditions 11 and 12 of the council decision, not a verified completed drainage design
Why it may matter — interpretation
Interpretation: points to drainage, siting and flood-risk work that needs a later detailed response.
What is not established
This does not establish the resulting final usable array area, final layout, condition compliance or construction readiness.
Chief Executive Order: Decision to Grant · p.5
suitably sized soakaway systems · Issued 2026-07-30 · Council decision, 22 conditions; appeal remains pending · Checked 2026-09-05
suitably sized soakaway systems
Selected pages of 2 government-published PDFs were visually inspected. Two PDFs visually inspected on selected pages. A one-page further-information cover letter was downloaded but is not counted as a technical document review. Many registry rows are correspondence rather than technical files. Proposals do not establish procurement or installed work.
Source history
2561010
2561010
Conditional permission
501976
Only exact linked records appear here. A missing appeal, commencement or completion entry means that evidence has not been established on this page. It does not prove that the event never happened.
Planning scale and individual notice or phase quantities remain separate. Notice quantities are not added into a development total or completion percentage.