Dublin City Council grants permission for 2.1-hectare solar farm at The Novum Building, Dublin 17, Dublin

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 11 May 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.

The development will consist of the installation of roof mounted solar PV arrays on the existing manufacturing, storage, distribution and administration buildings on this site together with a solar PV array to a new inclined canopy over a revised car park layout and a new solar PV inverter and battery storage building in the existing services yard, all as indicated on the planning application drawings.