Elgin Energy Services has been granted planning permission for a 10-year project along the Westmeath-Offaly border.

The project, the latest in a series by the Irish developer, will involve the construction of a solar farm on a 52ac site in Lurgan, with an additional 5ac in Culleenagower, Moate, designated for a temporary construction compound and client substation.

The solar farm is expected to have an operational lifespan of 40 years.

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One of the conditions attached to the planning permission is that the developer must remove all infrastructure from the site after the 40-year period.