Green light for Cork solar farm plan

Planning permission for one of the country’s largest solar farms has been approved for a site in North Cork, despite strong objections from the local community.

Green light for Cork solar farm plan

Planning permission for one of the country’s largest solar farms has been approved for a site in North Cork, despite strong objections from the local community.

An Bord Pleanála upheld the recent decision of Cork County Council to permit the development of a solar farm on a 68-hectare site, comprising around 20 different existing fields at Fiddane, near Ballyhea.

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