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352-hectare solar farm proposed at 4 Sorrento Terrace, Sorrento Road, Co. Dublin

30 June 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 30 June 2026 for a 352-hectare solar farm at 4 Sorrento Terrace, Sorrento Road. A decision is due by 27 July 2026.

Key facts

Reference: REF9726
Planning authority: Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
Location: 4 Sorrento Terrace, Sorrento Road, Dalkey, Co Dublin, A96 W864 (A Protected Structure)
Received: 30 June 2026
Application type: Section 5
Site area: 352 hectares
Status: Decision Issued
Decision: S5 SPLIT DECISION
Decision date: 14 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 27 July 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.

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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "352-hectare solar farm proposed at 4 Sorrento Terrace, Sorrento Road, Co. Dublin", 30 June 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-county-council/REF9726

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<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-county-council/REF9726">352-hectare solar farm proposed at 4 Sorrento Terrace, Sorrento Road, Co. Dublin</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 30 June 2026.</p>

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