Solar at Raheennahown North

Townlands of Morett Killone , Cappakeel Rossmore and Raheennahown North , Co. Laois.

Permission granted
Planning status
Not stated
Capacity
the application states no figure in MW
249.0
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 200.0 MW, connecting at the Bracklone node. EirGrid lists it as Cappakeel Solar Farm, applicant Cappakeel Solar Farm. 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: PORTARLINGTON (38 kV), 9.93 km away.
Association: No confident match to a named grid station.
Available capacity: 4.1 MW of firm generation capacity available at PORTARLINGTON.

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 lodgedMar 24, 2025
Further information requestedMay 16, 2025
Further information receivedJul 29, 2025
Decision dueSep 22, 2025
Decision madeSep 18, 2025
Appeal submittedOct 15, 2025
Appeal decidedFeb 16, 2026
Permission expiresFeb 15, 2031
DecisionCONDITIONAL
Appeal referencePL-500061-LS
Appeal 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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