Plans have been approved for the extension of planning permission for a solar farm at a well-known former factory site in County Longford. Mashup PLC has sought the extension of the approved development of the Atlantic Mills factory near Tarmonbarry. The former denim factory closed in 1999, with the lands subject to a number of planning proposals in the last ten years. In 2018, Fisherstown Property Holdings Ltd received planning permission for the construction of a solar farm on site with a power generation target of four megawatts. The plans would see photovoltaic panels on ground mounted frames along with the associated power infrastructure.
Longford planners had approved the plans with 17 conditions attached, including that no ground work take place within 20 metres of the Shannon and that extensive screening between the development and neighbouring homes be constructed. The site is also earmarked for further energy development after Ion Renewables Limited were awarded permission for the construction of a significant battery energy storage installation. Planners approved the extension with no conditions attached.
