Ardeevin ESB Houses, Castlebank, Ardnacrusha Co. Clare V94 XE7C

of conversion of garage to habitable area associated with the existing dwelling house

for modifications to the house design granted under P22/716 and all associated site works

Amendments to part of the design of an approved solar farm development (Clare County Council Planning Reg. Ref. P23/60249). The proposed amendments comprise the erection of eight new pole sets and two new masts and replacement of two existing pole sets with two new masts; Placement of overhead lines (comprising 688m) to enable connection to the national grid; Placement of underground cables (comprising 91m) to enable connection from the overhead lines to the approved substation; Alterations to the design, layout and scale of the approved substation; Removal of solar panels (comprising 668sqm) adjacent to the substation; Removal of underground cable route (comprising 1,457m) and associated works for the cable route from the substation to the national grid at Ardnacrusha; and all other associated works

of the domestic store at the side of the dwelling and retention permission for extension to the dwelling at the rear and all associated site works

to convert the existing attached garage at side of house into extended family room (existing house) including raising height of existing flat roof of garage to match floor to ceiling height of existing family room (house). Permission for retention for the following (1) detached flat roofed double garage at side of house including canopy attached to rear wall of garage. (2) new entrance driveway including front boundary walls and piers, splayed entrance walls including gate piers and entrance gates. (3) timber post and rail boundary fence to front and side boundaries, along public access roadway. (4) mid level blockwork walls at rear and sides of existing house forming enclosed rear parking area. (5) extended gravel stone driveway to front, side and rear of existing house

for development which will consist of planning permission for a period of 10 years to construct and complete a Solar Energy development with a total site area of 36.70 hectares, to include the construction of PV panels mounted on metal frames, a substation, inverter substations, internal access tracks (new and upgraded), underground cabling, security fencing with CCTV cameras and access gates, a temporary construction compound and all ancillary grid infrastructure and associated works. The Solar Farm would be operational for 40 years. The proposed grid route will connect the substation at the application site to the existing grid infrastructure at Ardnacrusha Power Station via a 38kV underground cable which is 1.2km in length (320m of which is on the local road L3056). A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted with this application