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4.2-hectare solar farm proposed at LEO Laboratories, 285 Cashel Road, Dublin
27 April 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Dublin City Council planning register · published 31 July 2026
An applicant lodged plans with Dublin City Council on 27 April 2026 for a 4.2-hectare solar farm at LEO Laboratories, 285 Cashel Road. A decision is due by 19 June 2026.
Key facts
- Reference
- WEB1995/26
- Planning authority
- Dublin City Council
- Location
- LEO Laboratories, 285 Cashel Road, Crumlin, Dublin 12, D12 E923
- Received
- 27 April 2026
- Application type
- Permission
- Site area
- 4.2 hectares
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- APPLICATION DECLARED INVALID
- Decision date
- 28 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 five-week window for public submissions has closed. The council is due to decide by 19 June 2026, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.
The development description, as lodged
Verbatim from the Dublin City Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.
The installation of photovoltaic panels mounted on top of mono-pitch solar carport frames with a maximum output of 716 kWp (Kilowatt peak), the installation of roof mounted photovoltaic panels on buildings C,F,L and the Tuba building with a maximum output of 555 kWp (Total PV capacity for both carport and roof mounted is 1271kWp), and all associated site works at the above address
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "4.2-hectare solar farm proposed at LEO Laboratories, 285 Cashel Road, Dublin", 27 April 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/dublin-city-council/WEB1995%2F26
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/dublin-city-council/WEB1995%2F26">4.2-hectare solar farm proposed at LEO Laboratories, 285 Cashel Road, Dublin</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 27 April 2026.</p>
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