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250-hectare solar farm proposed at The Coach House, 32 Monkstown Road, Co. Dublin

22 July 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council planning register · published 27 August 2026

An applicant lodged plans with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council on 22 July 2026 for a 250-hectare solar farm at The Coach House, 32 Monkstown Road. A decision is due by 15 September 2026.

Key facts

Reference: D26A/0557/WEB
Planning authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Location: The Coach House, 32 Monkstown Road, Monkstown, Co. Dublin, A94NX43
Received: 22 July 2026
Application type: Permission
Site area: 250 hectares
Status: Invalid Details Sent to Applicant
Decision: DECLARE APPLICATION INVALID
Decision date: 23 July 2026

In context

It is one of 5 solar farm applications Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 339 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 15 September 2026, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

The development will consist of installation of 12 no. solar photovoltaic panel

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "250-hectare solar farm proposed at The Coach House, 32 Monkstown Road, Co. Dublin", 22 July 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-county-council/D26A%2F0557%2FWEB

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<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-county-council/D26A%2F0557%2FWEB">250-hectare solar farm proposed at The Coach House, 32 Monkstown Road, Co. Dublin</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 22 July 2026.</p>

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