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Tipperary County Council granted permission for the solar farm in Dualla. Photo: Dualla Together
Planning approval for a solar farm in Tipperary has been appealed to An Bord Pleanála.
Power Capital Renewable Energy were granted permission by Tipperary County Council to develop a solar farm in the village of Dualla earlier this year, a decision which has now been appealed to An Bord Pleanála.
The plans were met with considerable upset by locals in the area who objected to the plans, including the Dualla Together group who remain opposed to the solar farm in the village.
Now, Dualla Together are among seven parties who have lodged an appeal to ABP, aiming to have the grant of planning permission overturned.
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Others opposed to the plans are Dualla Village Preschool, Kelly Reay, Conor and Kate Breen, Enda Howley, Donnacha Looby and Denis Looby, and Keith Barry.
In a post after planning permission was granted by Tipperary County Council, Dualla Together said they were "disappointed" by the Council's decision and vowed to appeal the plans.
"Unfortunately, Tipperary County Council has granted planning permission for the proposed industrial-scale solar complex in Dualla," the group wrote in a post on social media.
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"We are deeply disappointed that the Council has dismissed all of our concerns, despite the overwhelming opposition from our community. Now, not only do we face the threat of this development, but we also bear the financial burden of an appeal to An Bord Pleanála," the group said at the time.
An Bord Pleanála are set to make a decision on whether or not to uphold the planning permission or overrule it by August 14.
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