AUSTRALIA

Castlegarden solar

Key numbers

68MW

(ac) installed capacity

19,834

homes powered per year (equivalent)

268

acres of land

35,419

tonnes of carbon emissions saved

21,287

cars taken off the road per year (equivalent)

Current status

Site selection

Preliminary assessment design

Planning application

Discharge of planning conditions

Construction

Operation

Decommissioning

Proposed solar installation at Castlegarden and Cloghscregg, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny

Through our initial assessments we have selected the site area shown below, and we’re now undertaking a wide range of environmental assessments to help shape our plans. These include landscape and visual, heritage and archaeology, ecology and more.

Resources and documents

See below for more information on our plans for the Castlegarden Solar Project:

Landscaping plan
Construction route
Viewpoints
Locations

Click the links below to find out more about Lightsource bp solar farms:

Addressing Climate Change
Components of a Solar Farm
Construction
Planning Process & Community Engagement
Solar & Agriculture
Solar & Biodiversity
Supporting Local Communities
Why Solar?

We’re committed to remaining open and engaged with the community during this process. Alternatively, we’re offering anyone who would like to discuss the project the chance to have a one-on-one discussion with our Environmental Planning team, either by phone or via video conferencing. Please use the form below to get in touch if you’d like to arrange this.

Our proposal

Our initial plans are outlined below. These plans will be informed by the results of our environmental and planning assessments which are currently underway. If you have any thoughts on our current plans, we would like to hear from you.

Get in touch

We are always on hand to assist with any enquiries. You can contact us via email or phone our customer services team.

info@lightsourcebp.com 03332000755

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