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A 10-YEAR PLANNING permission FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR FARM DEVELOPMENT…

TULLYDONNELL UPPER & CONVOY TOWNPARKS, CONVOY, LIFFORD PO

Granted (with conditions)

Council decision recorded: October 08, 2026

Applicant: IRISH PREMIUM SOLAR LTD
Proposed use: See council description

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The story so far

Application timeline

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

19 Dec 2025Application received
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26 Mar 2026Further information requested
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18 Sep 2026Further information received
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8 Oct 2026Council decisionGranted with conditions
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What changed

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

Legacy batch date (exact collection time unavailable): 28 October 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns TULLYDONNELL UPPER & CONVOY TOWNPARKS , CONVOY , LIFFORD PO. Proposal excerpt: “A 10-YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR FARM DEVELOPMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF LINEAR ARRAYS OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED FRAMES O…”

Location & nearby applications

TULLYDONNELL UPPER & CONVOY TOWNPARKS , CONVOY , LIFFORD PO

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Documents & sources

Donegal County Council · Reference 2562310

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Source records and verification details

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

Proposal: Council record · legacy batch; original response hash unavailable

Latest source observation retained: 2026-10-28T20:20:05.637053+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-10-27.

Full description from the council file

A 10-YEAR PLANNING PERMISSION FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR FARM DEVELOPMENT AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE WORKS. THE DEVELOPMENT WILL CONSIST OF LINEAR ARRAYS OF SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS ON GROUND MOUNTED FRAMES OVER TWO ADJACENT PLOTS OF CA. 13.88 HECTARES OVERALL AREA, INCLUDING: ASSOCIATED CABLING & DUCTING; A 20KV ELECTRICAL CONTROL BUILDING; SITE ENTRANCES AND ACCESS TRACKS; TRANSFORMERS AND INVERTERS; PERIMETER FENCING UP TO 2.5 METRES HIGH; POLE MOUNTED CCTV CAMERAS UP TO 3 METRES HIGH; UNDERGROUNDED ELECTRICAL CABLE TO CONNECT THE TWO SEPARATE SOLAR FARM PLOTS; TEMPORARY CONTRACTOR’S COMPOUND AND TEMPORARY STORAGE AREA; AND ALL ASSOCIATED SITE DEVELOPMENT AND ANCILLARY WORKS. THE PROPOSED UNDERGROUND GRID CONNECTION CABLE OF CA. 607 METRES LENGTH WILL BE INSTALLED ALONG THE L-5754 AND L-1074 LOCAL ROADS FROM THE PROPOSED ON-SITE ELECTRICAL CONTROL BUILDING INTO THE EXISTING CONVOY ESB SUBSTATION. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE A 40-YEAR OPERATIONAL LIFESPAN FROM THE DATE OF COMMISSIONING. THE DEVELOPMENT IS COVERED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE (RED III) RENEWABLE ENERGY DIRECTIVE III (DIRECTIVE (EU) 2023/2413)

Application details

Reference: 2562310
Applicant: IRISH PREMIUM SOLAR LTD
Site address: TULLYDONNELL UPPER & CONVOY TOWNPARKS, CONVOY, LIFFORD PO
Homes in source field: 0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²): 0
Application type: PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome: Granted (with conditions)
Date received: December 19, 2025
Decision due: February 05, 2027
Council decision date: October 08, 2026
Authority: Donegal County Council

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