Construction of solar farm proposed for North Kildare
The development has been proposed by Athy-based company LF Eco Limited
The construction of new solar farm development has been proposed for North Kildare.
A planning permission application which was submitted by LF Eco Limited shows that it wants to construct the solar farm at Blackdown, Oldmilltown, Coolahocka in Kildare.
According to the description contained within the application, LF Eco Ltd wants to construct the solar farm in order to generate renewable energy electricity and to subsequently transmit it in the townlands of Blackdown, Oldmilltown and Coolahocka.
The description also notes that LF Eco Limited is appealing to Kildare County Council (KCC) for ten years worth of planning permission ‘for the construction of, and a 40-year operation and subsequent decommissioning of, a development consisting of a 20 hectare solar farm (red line boundary)’.
The applicant also explained that the solar farm will comprises of one land parcel.
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Moreover, LF Eco Ltd is seeking additional permission from KCC for the following features:
- The proposed solar farm, which will consist of a series of ground mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and which will be mounted on steel support structures, and in some areas, on concrete shoes in order to protect possible underground archaeological features
- Five electrical transformation enclosures
- Underground cabling
- The construction of a temporary construction compound,
- The use of existing farm access tracks and existing site entrances
- The realignment of one existing site entrance including realignment of the existing access track, inverters, CCTV poles and cameras, deer type security / boundary fencing,
- Landscaping and biodiversity measures
Lastly, LF Eco Ltd is also seeking permission for ‘all associated ancillary development works’.
The date received on the application is listed as July 14 last, while the submission-by and due dates are listed as August 17, 2026 and August 28, 2026 respectively.
The business information website SoloCheck.ie shows that LF Eco Ltd was established back in May of 2021.
It is described as a micro company that specialises in ‘other professional, scientific and technical activities’.
LF Eco Ltd has a registered address listed as Maganey in Athy.