Dublin City Council grants permission for 403.3-hectare solar farm at 285 Clontarf Road, Clontarf, 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 6 August 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.

Demolition of the existing garage structure (38 m2 ) and replacement with a ground plus mezzanine level studio/live/work structure, ancillary to the main house, extending to a total of 79m2. . The accommodation will include ground level open plan studio/live/work space, ground level kitchen and toilet, mezzanine level open plan studio/live/work space, mezzanine level bathroom and storage. The structure will have a gate access onto Seafield Close, rooflights, photovoltaic panels, heat pump and will include all associated site works, as well as hard and soft landscaping.