REDIII A 10-year permission for the development of a solar farm on a site of c. 354 hectares in the townlands of Kealid, Gortdromagownagh, Lissaniska (Newtownsandes), Beennanaspuck, Pilgrimhill, Shronebeirne, Lacka East, and Trien in Co. Kerry. This application relates to renewable energy development as defined by the European Union (Planning and Development) (Renewable Energy) Regulations 2025. The solar farm will consist of solar photovoltaic panels on ground mounted steel frames; 36 no. hardstanding locations for electrical skids; new internal access tracks; underground power and communications cables and ducts, including along the L-10071 public road; horizontal road crossings for underground power and communications cables and ducts under the R523, L-1021, L-10071 and the L-6035; 16 no. solar farm site entrances as follows, 4 no. on the L-1021 public road (2 no. upgrades to existing agricultural field access and 2 no. upgrades to existing commercial inert waste sites), 2 no. on the L-1022 public road (upgrades to existing agricultural field/farmyard access), 3 no. on the L-6035 public road (1 no. upgrade to existing private road access, 2 no. upgrades to existing agricultural field access), 1 no. on the R-523 public road (upgrades to existing agricultural field access), 6 no. on the L-10071 public road (4 no. upgrades to existing agricultural field access and 2 no. new access); 5 no. passing bays to serve the L-10071and 3 no. passing bays to serve the L-6035 public road; access gates; 5 no. temporary site compounds of c. 4,050 sq m each to be used for storage during construction activity; weather stations; security fencing; CCTV; a watercourse crossing over the Gortanimerisk Stream; felling of c. 1.5ha of forestry; internal culvert crossings; a prefabricated containerised MV switching station in the townland of Lissaniska (Newtownsandes) with control building and associated ancillary development; Installation of onsite transformer compound with associated electrical infrastructure in the townland of Beennanaspuck and a prefabricated containerised 110kV GIS switching station in the townland of Shronebeirne to facilitate a future over-the fence connection to the adjacent Knockanure 220/110kV substation located within the townland of Trien. Please see site Notice for full description due to text box character limitations.

in the townlands of Kealid Gortdromagownagh Lissaniska (Newtownsandes) Beennanaspuck Pilgrimhill Shronebeirne Lacka East and Trien in Co. Kerry , Knockanure , Listowel Kerry