An Bord Pleanála dismisses solar energy farm appeal

A large solar energy farm in west Waterford will proceed on farmland after An Bord Pleanála dismissed an appeal by a family living close by.

Highfield Solar Ltd had secured 10-year conditional planning last July to construct the farm on 70 acres of grazing land at Drumroe, near Cappoquinn, with a 25-year operational period.

The decision was appealed by Dennis and Catherine Butcher, whose farm sits within 100m of the proposed development.