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File pic: a ground mounted solar farm
The latest planning application for a solar farm in Kildare has been lodged with Kildare County Council.
The past few months has seen a number of private companies looking for permission to build solar farms in the county.
SEE ALSO: Another solar farm gets go ahead in Kildare
Harmony Solar Smithstown Limited want to install 74,172sqm of solar panels on ground mounted steel frames on a 25 hectare site at Smithstown and Roosk. These townlands are near Celbridge and Staffan.
The plans also include an electricity substation compound and various electric equipment, CCTV, a new entrance to the public road for construction purposes.
Planning permission is sought for a period of 10 years.
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