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Solar farm proposed at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club, Ballyman Road, Co. Dublin

28 September 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council planning register

Dun Laoghaire Golf Club lodged plans with Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council on 28 September 2026 for a solar farm at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club, Ballyman Road. The application seeks the accelerated RED III consenting route for renewables. Submissions from the public can be made until 1 November 2026, and a decision is due by 20 November 2026.

Live from the council register. This application was read from Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council’s own register the day it was listed. It has not yet reached the national planning dataset, which runs one to five weeks behind; the full record page, map and site boundary will appear here when it does.

Key facts

Reference: D26A/0729
Planning authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Location: Dun Laoghaire Golf Club, Ballyman Road, Enniskerry, Co. Dublin, A98F653 (Renewable Energy Directive - RED III)
Applicant: Dun Laoghaire Golf Club
Received: 28 September 2026
Application type: Permission
Status: Registered Application
Decision due: 20 November 2026
Submissions until: 1 November 2026
Council file: View on the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council planning portal

In context

It is one of 5 solar farm applications Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 346 nationally. Of the 562 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 93% were granted.

What happens next

Anyone can make a submission or observation to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council until 1 November 2026, for a fee of €20. Only those who make a submission can later appeal the decision. The council is due to decide by 20 November 2026, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.

How to make a submission

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.

a 100% Renewable Energy Ground Mounted Solar Array consisting of up to 1,200 No. Solar PV panels (c.600kWp), 20m2 Inverter Enclosure and all associated works. (RED III Application - Renewable Energy Directive)

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "Solar farm proposed at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club, Ballyman Road, Co. Dublin", 28 September 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-county-council/D26A%2F0729

For the web (with link)

<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-county-council/D26A%2F0729">Solar farm proposed at Dun Laoghaire Golf Club, Ballyman Road, Co. Dublin</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 28 September 2026.</p>

Council file

The Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council record for D26A/0729, with documents and drawings as lodged.