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A PERIOD OF 10 YEARS TO CONSTRUCT AND COMPLETE A SOLAR PV DEVELOPMENT TO INCLUDE PV PANELS MOUNTED ON METAL FRAMES, NEW ACCESS TRACKS, UNDERGROUND CABLING, PERIMETER FENCING WITH CCTV CAMERAS, 14 INVERTER STATIONS, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND, CLIENT SUBSTATION AND ALL ANCILLARY GRID INFRASTRUCTURE AND ASSOCIATED WORKS. THE SOLAR FARM WOULD BE OPERATIONAL FOR 40 YEARS. THE PROPOSED SITE AREA TRANSVERSES THE WESTMEATH COUNTY AND OFFALY COUNTY ADMINISTRATIVE BOUNDARIES RESULTING IN A BREAKDOWN OF AREAS AS FOLLOWS: 21.6 HECTARES OF THE TOTAL SITE AREA WHICH INCLUDES THE PV PANELS, NEW ACCESS TRACKS, CCTV CAMERAS AND 14 INVERTER STATIONS IS LOCATED IN THE TOWNLAND OF LURGAN, MOATE, COUNTY OFFALY AND THE REMAINING 1.8 HECTARES FOR THE ASSOCIATED ACCESS, TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION COMPOUND AND CLIENT SUBSTATION IS LOCATED AT CULLEENAGOWER, MOATE, COUNTY WESTMEATH AND IS SUBJECT TO A CONCURRENT APPLICATION SUBMITTED TO WESTMEATH COUNTY COUNCIL. A NATURA IMPACT STATEMENT (NIS) HAS BEEN SUBMITTED WITH THIS PLANNING APPLICATION