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Dublin City Council grants permission for 125.35 MW solar farm at Sika House, Ballymun Industrial Estate, Dublin
23 January 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Dublin City Council planning register · published 31 July 2026
Dublin City Council granted permission on 23 January 2026 for a 125.35 MW solar farm at Sika House, Ballymun Industrial Estate, an application first lodged on 20 November 2025.
Key facts
- Reference
- WEB5733/25
- Planning authority
- Dublin City Council
- Location
- Sika House, Ballymun Industrial Estate, St Margarets Road, Dublin 11, D11 DA2V
- Received
- 20 November 2025
- Application type
- Permission
- Site area
- 1,936.5 hectares
- Stated capacity
- 125.35 MW
- Status
- Decision Notice Issued
- Decision
- GRANT PERMISSION
- Decision date
- 23 January 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 23 January 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.
Planning Permission for: The installation of 594.1m2 of roof mounted solar photovoltaic panels for a 125.35 MWp System and all ancillary works and services.
Cite this story
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Dublin City Council grants permission for 125.35 MW solar farm at Sika House, Ballymun Industrial Estate, Dublin", 23 January 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/dublin-city-council/WEB5733%2F25
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/dublin-city-council/WEB5733%2F25">Dublin City Council grants permission for 125.35 MW solar farm at Sika House, Ballymun Industrial Estate, Dublin</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 23 January 2026.</p>
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