Statkraft gets green light for solar farm near Dublin Airport after resident withdraws appeal

The project at Spricklestown, near the Dublin-Meath border, is the latest such project to get the go ahead in the area. Photo: Stock image/Getty

Fearghal O'Connor

Norwegian state-owned renewables giant Statkraft can go ahead with its proposed 150-acre solar development on farmland close to Dublin Airport after a local resident withdrew an appeal to An Bord Pleanála against the plan.

The farm at Spricklestown, near the Dublin-Meath border, is the latest solar project to get permission in the area, with at least 30 similar facilities now granted permission in Meath and Fingal alone.