County Cork solar farm gets green light despite objections  

Residents living near the site of the proposed solar farm claimed the planning application should never have been validated due to a lack of information

An Bord Pleanala upheld the decision of Cork County Council to grant planning permission to renewable energy firm, Soleire Renewables SPV Limited, for the construction of a 92.75-hectare solar farm across a number of townlands in north Cork.

A group of local residents have failed in their attempt to block the development of a large solar farm outside Charleville, Co Cork, following the decision of An Bord Pleanála to give the green light to the proposed development.

The board upheld the decision of Cork County Council to grant planning permission to renewable energy firm, Soleire Renewables SPV Limited, for the construction of a 92.75-hectare solar farm across a number of townlands in north Cork located near Ballyhea, around 3.4km south-west of Charleville.