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85.9-hectare solar farm proposed at Shallon, Broghan and Bishopswood, Co. Dublin
6 August 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 6 August 2026 for an 85.9-hectare solar farm at Shallon, Broghan and Bishopswood. The application seeks a 10-year permission. Submissions from the public can be made until 9 September 2026, and a decision is due by 4 August 2027.
Key facts
- Reference
- FW26A/0308E/R3
- Planning authority
- Fingal County Council
- Location
- in the townlands of Shallon,, Broghan and Bishopswood,, County Dublin.
- Received
- 6 August 2026
- Application type
- REDIII Permisssion
- Site area
- 85.9 hectares
- Permission sought
- 10 years
- Status
- Referral
- Decision due
- 4 August 2027
- Submissions until
- 9 September 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
Anyone can make a submission or observation to Fingal County Council until 9 September 2026, for a fee of €20. Only those who make a submission can later appeal the decision. The council is due to decide by 4 August 2027, 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", 6 August 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/fingal-county-council/FW26A%2F0308E%2FR3
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/fingal-county-council/FW26A%2F0308E%2FR3">85.9-hectare solar farm proposed at Shallon, Broghan and Bishopswood, Co. Dublin</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 6 August 2026.</p>
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