Kildare County Council seeks more information as Ceann Comhairle joins 50 others in objecting to proposal
Plans for a solar farm close to Naas have triggered objections from stud farm owners, residents and the Ceann Comhairle. Photograph: iStock
Ceann Comhairle Seán Ó Fearghaíl, local residents and stud farm owners have raised concerns over the planned renewable energy venture Portlaoise-based EEL Mullacash Solar Ltd plans to build across 30 fields currently used for pastoral farming. In his submission, Mr Ó Fearghaíl told the council “the concerns of local residents and stud farm owners are not without significant justification”. The Kildare South Fianna Fáil TD said: “To concentrate three large solar farms in one small geographical location and on top-class agricultural land seems to me to be an initiative that is hard, if not impossible, to justify.
Flemington Stud operators David and Miriam Valentine said the large-scale development was “not compatible with the equine industry in the area”.
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