Solar farm gets go-ahead in Cork after An Bord Pleanála rejects local opposition

The planning permission for the solar farm is for a period of 10 years with the operational phase of the development listed as 40 years

Harmony Solar Cork Limited is to construct a solar farm on a 63.9-hectare site off the Old Whitechurch Road around 2km south of Whitechurch in the townlands of Rahanisky, Kileendaniel and Monard. File photo: Shutterstock

Planning permission has been granted for a large solar farm near Rahanisky on the outskirts of Cork City, despite strong opposition from some local residents.

An Bord Pleanála has upheld the decision of Cork County Council to approve the planning application by Harmony Solar Cork Limited to construct a solar farm on a 63.9-hectare site off the Old Whitechurch Road around 2km south of Whitechurch in the townlands of Rahanisky, Kileendaniel and Monard.