Solar at Portlaoise

Site 1 and 2 , J17 Industrial Park Togher , Portlaoise Co. Laois

Permission granted
Planning status
Not stated
Capacity
the application states no figure in MW
8.44
Site area (hectares)
Solar
Technology

Grid

Nearest substation: OLDTOWN (38 kV), 1.07 km away.
Association: Matched to PORTLAOISE on place name and proximity (1.58 km).
Available capacity: 13.4 MW of firm generation capacity available at PORTLAOISE.

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 6, 2024
Further information requestedOct 29, 2024
Further information receivedJan 28, 2025
Decision dueApr 3, 2025
Decision madeApr 2, 2025
Permission grantedMay 21, 2025
Permission expiresMay 20, 2030
DecisionCONDITIONAL

Source

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

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