ESB appeals Kildare solar farm decision

Bord na Móna and the ESB are battling to secure planning permission for a large-scale solar farm that will have the capacity to power 30% of all households in Co Kildare each year.

Last month, Kildare County Council refused planning permission for Bord na Móna Powergen Ltd and ESB Wind Development Ltd’s Timahoe North solar farm project at a 494-acre site 6.5km north of the village of Allenwood over concerns for the EU protected habitat, wet heath.