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Dublin City Council grants permission for 163-hectare solar farm at 34, Killeen Road, Dublin
13 April 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Dublin City Council planning register · published 31 July 2026
Dublin City Council granted permission on 13 April 2026 for a 163-hectare solar farm at 34, Killeen Road, an application first lodged on 19 February 2026.
Key facts
- Reference
- WEB1367/26
- Planning authority
- Dublin City Council
- Location
- 34, Killeen Road, Dublin 6, D06W8P9
- Received
- 19 February 2026
- Application type
- Permission
- Site area
- 163 hectares
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- GRANT PERMISSION
- Decision date
- 13 April 2026
In context
It is one of 32 solar farm applications Dublin City Council has received in the past twelve months, against 337 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 13 April 2026. 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.
PROTECTED STRUCTURE : The development will consist of: The installation of 12 no. solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to the inner and rear-facing slopes of the rear roof and to a flat roof element of the existing dwelling at 34 Killeen Road, Dublin 6, D06 W8P9 (a protected structure), together with all associated mounting, electrical and ancillary works.
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Dublin City Council grants permission for 163-hectare solar farm at 34, Killeen Road, Dublin", 13 April 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/dublin-city-council/WEB1367%2F26
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/dublin-city-council/WEB1367%2F26">Dublin City Council grants permission for 163-hectare solar farm at 34, Killeen Road, Dublin</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 13 April 2026.</p>
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