30ac farm outside Youghal attracting those with an eye to the future
The entrance to the 30-acre farm on Youghal Mudlands.
The demand for photovoltaic panels being deployed on sections of land is driven by our carbon-reducing needs as a nation. A solar farm does not destroy or render useless the land it occupies and most of them combine grazing or other uses with electrical production.
One farm outside Youghal in East Cork looks like an ideal situation for a solar farmer. It’s on flat land next to the large estuary where the River Blackwater enters the sea. This greatly minimises any unsightly effect on the landscape and it is also close to an industrial area.
The 30-acre site comes with full planning permission for the solar farm and is located at the intriguingly named Youghal Mudlands just outside Youghal, and close to the N25 (Cork-Waterford) main road.
“We have had a lot of enquires on it but no offers on it yet,” says selling agent Michael Barry of Fermoy-based auctioneers Property Partners Dick Barry & Son. “It’s in a very good location.”
The price expectation is in the region of €500,000 — a reasonable figure for a well-located piece of land whose designated use seems to have a bright future.
