2360159: The development will consist of the extension of the operational lifespan of a solar farm permitted by Carlow County Council under Planning Reg. 22/118 from 35 No. years as permitted (by reason of condition No. 3 of permission Planning Reg. 22/118) to 40 No. years.
Kilcarrig, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow
DecisionRefused
Decided25 September 2023
Application typePERMISSION
Source documents4
Site
What is on file
1refusal reasons0conditions8nearby records
Decision details
Core application dates and identifiers from the public planning record.Planning analysis
Refusal reasons and planning conditions extracted from the public decision file.Refusal reasons
Zoning Contravention
Materially contravenes condition 3(a) of parent permission 22/118 restricting lifespan to 35 years; hinders PA's ability to review operations; sets undesirable precedent.
would materially contravene condition no. 3(a) of this permission, which restricts the operational lifespan of the solar farm to 35 years
Conditions
No conditions
No conditions are on record for this application yet.
Source documents
Original council portal records and source PDFs where available.- Application fileApplication file on www.eplanning.ieSource portal
- Notification Of DecisionSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / Af9512b1-90e4-4ac3-879c-ee40918068cf.pdf / Document 102210Source PDF
- Chief Executives OrderSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / 98241c59-16ce-42a3-b142-80c70d9bdabe.pdf / Document 102209Source PDF
- Planners ReportSource: carlowcoco.eplanning.ie / Ac3eb465-be52-4ab3-a1e3-ca72efa79b41.pdf / Document 102230Source PDF
Nearby precedent
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