Highfield Solar Limited appeals refusal of south-east facility

A High Court challenge has been mounted against the refusal by Bord Pleanála to give the go-ahead for a solar power-generating facility in the south-east.

The action has been brought by Highfield Solar Limited against Bord Pleanála over the decision of the planning authority last month to refuse the company permission to construct a photovoltaic energy development on a 90-hectare site near Killinick, Co Wexford.

The proposed facility, known as Grahormick Solar Farm, contains a single storey 38kv electrical substation building, electrical building, solar photovoltaic panels ground mounted on steel supports, 6km of new roads, and 13km of electric cabling. If constructed, the solar panels would be assembled in rows over the property. The site is now used for grazing cattle.