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For amendments to a solar energy development permitted under Galway County Council…

Cloontoa, Rinkippeen, Cloonascragh, Barnacurragh and Ballykeaghra, Tuam, Co. Galway

Permission granted with conditions

Council decision recorded: June 17, 2026

Applicant
Tuam Energy Park Ltd
Proposed use
See council description
View council file →Timeline ↓Map & nearbyDocuments & full proposal

The story so far

Application timeline

Recorded milestones for this application. A permission is not evidence that building work has started.

  1. Application received
    Source: ePlan

    ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: received_date

  2. Council decisionGranted with conditions
    Source: ePlan

    ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable · field: decision_date

What changed

First retained observation; this does not establish that the application is new.

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 24 June 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Cloontoa, Rinkippeen, Cloonascragh, Barnacurragh and Ballykeaghra Tuam Co. Galway. Proposal excerpt: “for amendments to a solar energy development permitted under Galway County Council Planning Register...”

Location & nearby applications

Cloontoa, Rinkippeen, Cloonascragh, Barnacurragh and Ballykeaghra Tuam Co. Galway

No usable coordinates are available in the retained record, so a map pin is not shown.

Documents & sources

Galway County Council · Reference 2660183

View council file →
Source records and verification details

Change record: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Proposal: ePlan · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Latest source observation retained: 2026-06-24T00:00:00+00:00. Source dataset date: not supplied.

Full description from the council file
for amendments to a solar energy development permitted under Galway County Council Planning Register Reference 20/1387 as follows: i) Omission of c. 1.92ha of solar panels; ii) Insertion of c. 1.30ha of solar panels, within the footprint of the permitted solar energy development; iii) Revised configuration of solar panels and alteration to spacing between the solar array rows to allow for 2.5m spacing; iv) Alteration to the design and location of the electrical inverter/transformer units and reduction in the number of electrical inverter/transformer units from 20 no. to 14 no.; v) 1 no. additional site entrance from the L6141 local road; vi) Revised locations of 1 no. site entrance from the L6141 local road and 1 no. site entrance from the L6143 local road; vii) Increase in the operational lifetime of the development from 30-years to 40-years from the date of commissioning; and, viii) All associated site development, drainage, access and reinstatement works. A Natura Impact Statement will be submitted with the application
Application details
Reference
2660183
Applicant
Tuam Energy Park Ltd
Site address
Cloontoa, Rinkippeen, Cloonascragh, Barnacurragh and Ballykeaghra, Tuam, Co. Galway
Latest reported outcome
Permission granted with conditions
Date received
February 07, 2026
Decision due
June 17, 2026
Council decision date
June 17, 2026
Authority
Galway County Council

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