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8.7-hectare solar farm proposed at Ballyboden Water Treatment Plant, Stocking Lane, Co. Dublin
7 March 2024 · Permission.ie Planning Wire · from the South Dublin County Council planning register · published 15 September 2026
An applicant lodged plans with South Dublin County Council on 7 March 2024 for an 8.7-hectare solar farm at Ballyboden Water Treatment Plant, Stocking Lane. A decision is due by 1 May 2024.
Key facts
- Reference
- SD24A/0040
- Planning authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Location
- Ballyboden Water Treatment Plant, Stocking Lane, Ballyboden, Co Dublin
- Received
- 7 March 2024
- Application type
- Permission
- Site area
- 8.7 hectares
- Status
- Invalid Application
- Decision
- Invalidate Application
- Decision date
- 15 March 2024
In context
It is one of 13 solar farm applications South Dublin County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 351 nationally. Of the 572 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 1 May 2024, unless it requests further information, which stops the clock.
The development description, as lodged
Verbatim from the South Dublin County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.
Installation of 1,265m2 (260Wp) tank roof mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and all associated ancillary works.
Cite this story
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "8.7-hectare solar farm proposed at Ballyboden Water Treatment Plant, Stocking Lane, Co. Dublin", 7 March 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/south-dublin-county-council/SD24A%2F0040
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/south-dublin-county-council/SD24A%2F0040">8.7-hectare solar farm proposed at Ballyboden Water Treatment Plant, Stocking Lane, Co. Dublin</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 7 March 2024.</p>
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