Councillor Sylvester Bourke had sought permission in June of last year to construct the Solar panel farm, including a transformer housing unit and substation building on just over two acres of his farm lands at KilliniskyDuff.
The County Council refused permission and Councillor Bourke appealed his application to the planning board.
But An Bord Pleanála has upheld the council’s decision on a number of grounds.
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