Dublin City Council grants permission for 1,910-hectare solar farm at Priorswood, Dublin

In context

It is one of 32 solar farm applications Dublin City Council has received in the past twelve months, against 335 nationally. Of the 573 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 92% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 14 April 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Dublin City Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

The proposed development will consist of the demolition of 2 no. single storey existing bungalow dwellings on the site (c.203.3 sq.m. GFA total) and the construction of a new apartment building ranging in height from 5-6 storeys comprising of 32 no. 'Housing for Older People' one bedroom apartment units. The development also proposes c.578 sq.m of communal amenity space (c.555 sq.m landscaped communal open space and c.23 sq.m internal communal amenity area), photovoltaic panels at roof level, balconies/terraces associated with individual apartment units, secure bicycle parking serving the apartments (32 no. spaces), bicycle parking for visitors (16 no spaces), surface level car parking (9 no. spaces 1 no. of which is a mobility-impaired car parking space), bin storage, ESB substation and switch room, boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping and all other associated site works above and below ground on an overall site area of c.1,910 sq.m. Vehicular and pedestrian access to the development is proposed from new access points along Malahide Road.