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85.9-hectare solar farm proposed at Shallon, Broghan and Bishopswood, Co. Dublin
23 July 2026 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the Fingal County Council planning register · published 27 August 2026
An applicant lodged plans with Fingal County Council on 23 July 2026 for an 85.9-hectare solar farm at Shallon, Broghan and Bishopswood. The application seeks a 10-year permission. A decision is due by 16 September 2026.
Key facts
- Reference
- FW26A/0299E/R3
- Planning authority
- Fingal County Council
- Location
- in the townlands of Shallon, Broghan and Bishopswood, County Dublin
- Received
- 23 July 2026
- Application type
- REDIII Permisssion
- Site area
- 85.9 hectares
- Permission sought
- 10 years
- Status
- Invalid Application
- Decision
- Invalid Application
- Decision date
- 28 July 2026
In context
It is one of 6 solar farm applications Fingal 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 16 September 2026, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.
The development description, as lodged
Verbatim from the Fingal County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.
a 10 Year Planning Permission for a solar farm and energy storage comp
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "85.9-hectare solar farm proposed at Shallon, Broghan and Bishopswood, Co. Dublin", 23 July 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/fingal-county-council/FW26A%2F0299E%2FR3
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/fingal-county-council/FW26A%2F0299E%2FR3">85.9-hectare solar farm proposed at Shallon, Broghan and Bishopswood, Co. Dublin</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 23 July 2026.</p>
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