Solar at Kilnamanagh Beg Ballynagran

In the townlands of Kilcandra , Kilnamanagh Beg Ballynagran , and Ballinaclogh Glenealy Co. Wicklow

Permission granted
Planning status
Not stated
Capacity
the application states no figure in MW
203.5
Site area (hectares)
Solar
Technology

This project holds a grid connection offer

EirGrid's connection batches record an offer for this application with a maximum export capacity of 134.0 MW, connecting at the Ballybeg node. EirGrid lists it as Kilcandra Solar Farm, applicant Partridge Solar Limited. The offer quarter is Q3 2026.

Source: ECP-GSS-1 Final Batch, May 2026. Matched to this application by the planning reference EirGrid publishes, confirmed against the county. An offer is a place in the connection process, not a connection: it does not mean the project is built or generating.

Grid

Nearest substation: BALLYBEG (110 kV), 4.96 km away.
Association: No confident match to a named grid station.
Available capacity: 3.6 MW of firm generation capacity available at BALLYBEG.

A nearest substation is a measurement of distance, not a statement of where this project will connect. Where a link is published it is because the application names the station, or because the project's own place name matches it and the two are close enough for that to mean something.

Planning timeline

Application lodgedSep 25, 2025
Decision dueDec 30, 2025
Decision madeDec 19, 2025
Appeal submittedJan 26, 2026
Appeal decidedMay 29, 2026
Permission expiresMay 28, 2031
DecisionCONDITIONAL
Appeal referencePL-500687-WW-26
Appeal decisionCONDITIONAL

Source

Planning data: national planning register (ArcGIS IrishPlanningApplications), Wicklow County Council. Grid capacity: ESB Networks published capacity data. Retrieved Sep 1, 2026.
Register entry: council planning file.

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