Townlands of Bigbog Coolnabacky Esker Money Lower and Loughteeog, Stradbally, Co. Laois

amend the solar farm permitted under Laois County Council Reg. Ref. 17/532 (as amended by LCC Reg. Ref. 24/60005 and LCC Reg. Ref. 25/60237) and consists of minor amendments to the permitted internal road layout, relocation of 1 no. gate within the site boundary, and all associated site and development works above and below ground.

amend the solar farm permitted under Laois County Council Reg. Ref. 17/532 and consists of a revised solar PV panel arrangement and maximum height of panels up to 3.2 metres; a reconfigured internal access route network; reduced number of MV transformers; provision of string inverters; revised CCTV arrangement; a spare parts storage container; weather stations; monitoring house; toilet facilities; and all other ancillary works associated with the development above and below ground including security fencing and gates, cabling, landscaping and drainage works. It is sought to increase the maximum export capacity of the solar farm to 80 MW and to increase the operational life of the solar farm from 30 to 40 years from the date of commissioning. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the Planning Authority with the application.

amend planning permission Reg. Ref. 17532 to consist of: Replacement of permitted Distribution Network Operator (DNO) 110kV substation and all associated infrastructure (Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) Cabinet, monitoring house, storage shed, auxiliary transformer and WC) with an Air Insulation Switchgear (AIS) 110kV substation comprising a single-storey control building (c. 6.28m height and c. 133.7sqm) within a palisade-fenced compound (c. 2.6m height and c. 1,779.8sq.m) and all associated electrical infrastructure and apparatus, and realignment of permitted solar arrays. The proposed development will consist of: Construction of a new vehicular entrance and access track connecting to permitted internal vehicular tracks; Construction of an underground cable (c. 160m length) to provide a tail fed connection to the permitted 400kV Coolnabacky substation (An Bord Pleanála Case Ref. PL11.VA0015); and, All ancillary site development works, including lighting, drainage, temporary construction compound and on-site parking to serve the operational and maintenance needs of the substation. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

Proposed amendments to planning permission Reg. Ref. 17532 to consist of: Replacement of permitted Distribution Network Operator (DNO) 110kV substation and all associated infrastructure (Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) Cabinet, monitoring house, storage shed, auxiliary transformer and WC) with an Air Insulation Switchgear (AIS) 110kV substation comprising a single-storey control building (c. 6.28m height and c. 133.7sqm) within a palisade-fenced compound (c. 2.6m height and c. 1,779.8sq.m) and all associated electrical infrastructure and apparatus, and realignment of permitted solar arrays. The proposed development will consist of: Construction of a new vehicular entrance and access track connecting to permitted internal vehicular tracks; Construction of an underground cable (c. 160m length) to provide a tail fed connection to the permitted 400kV Coolnabacky substation (An Bord Pleanála Case Ref. PL11.VA0015); and, All ancillary site development works, including lighting, drainage, temporary construction compound and on-site parking to serve the operational and maintenance needs of the substation. A Natura Impact Statement (NIS) will be submitted to the planning authority with the application.

construction operation and decommissioning of a photovoltaic solar farm comprising photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames, inverter stations, 1 no DNO/ Customer substation, switchgear substations, field transformers, auxiliary transformers, GRP cabinet, monitoring house communications building, single storey storage shed, battery containers, transformer containers, WC, fencing, temporary construction compound, access tracks, cabling, CCTV cameras, landscaping, creation of a new access and all associated ancillary development works.