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Dublin City Council grants permission for 736-hectare solar farm at Realtime Building, Dublin 17, Dublin

21 February 2025 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Dublin City Council planning register · published 31 July 2026

Dublin City Council granted permission on 21 February 2025 for a 736-hectare solar farm at Realtime Building, Dublin 17, an application first lodged on 23 December 2024.

Key facts

Reference: WEB2813/24
Planning authority: Dublin City Council
Location: Realtime Building, Clonshaugh Business & Technology Park, Dublin 17, D17H262
Received: 23 December 2024
Application type: Permission
Site area: 736 hectares
Status: Decision Notice Issued
Decision: GRANT PERMISSION
Decision date: 21 February 2025

In context

It is one of 32 solar farm applications Dublin City Council has received in the past twelve months, against 333 nationally. Of the 572 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 21 February 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 development will consist of the installation of roof mounted solar photovoltaic panels to include all ancillary works and services.

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Dublin City Council grants permission for 736-hectare solar farm at Realtime Building, Dublin 17, Dublin", 21 February 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/dublin-city-council/WEB2813%2F24

For the web (with link)

<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/dublin-city-council/WEB2813%2F24">Dublin City Council grants permission for 736-hectare solar farm at Realtime Building, Dublin 17, Dublin</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 21 February 2025.</p>

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