Meera and Tullyleague, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon.
Proposed development
Permission for development consisting of a solar farm development comprising of: the installation of photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames in rows; a 38kV ESB electricity substation compound including a single storey substation building and electrical infrastructure; up to 23 no. single inverter stations (or an alternative string inverter provision); ducting and underground electrical cabling; provision of some new internal access tracks and use of some existing agricultural tracks; storage containers; perimeter fencing; pole mounted CCTV cameras; vehicular access via existing private roads that connect directly to the L50783; construction of 2 no. passing bays along the L50783 and all associated site development and landscaping works. All on a site of approximately 37.97 hectares. The solar farm will have an operational lifespan of 40 years and an estimated export capacity of 30MW approx. of electricity. Planning permission is sought for a duration of 10 years at
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- Applicant
- Not published
- Authority
- Roscommon County Council
- Decision due
- 5 Feb 2026
Timeline
Application received
29 Jan 2025
Council asked for further information
25 Mar 2025
Further information received. If the council treats it as significant, a new submission period opens (check the council's file)
17 Jul 2025
Decision due
5 Feb 2026
Decision: conditional
5 Feb 2026
Grant issued
13 Mar 2026
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Planning history within 750 m
Permission to construct a dwelling house, on site Wastewater Treatment System and access onto the public road via existing private road and associated site development works at
Permission to construct agricultural building together with ancillary concrete and all associated site works at
Permission for the construction of a new roofed manure pit, roofed handling facility and enclosed dry bedded shed along with all associated site works at
Permission for the construction of a new roofed manure pit, roofed handling facility and enclosed dry bedded shed along with all associated site works at
for a storage shed for the storage and maintenance of quad bikes associated with existing quad bike facility and to vary Condition No. 3 of PD/11/9 to allow the utilisation of up to 35 vehicles during any one circuit on site (i.e. on the whole site at any given time) at