South Dublin County Council grants permission for 15.6-hectare solar farm at Dublin 22, Co. Dublin

In context

It is one of 11 solar farm applications South Dublin County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 335 nationally. Of the 573 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 92% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 5 August 2025. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues. The applicant sought a 7-year permission, which sets how long they have to start the development.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the South Dublin County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

Cairn Homes Properties Limited intend to apply for a 7 year planning permission for development at a site of c.15.6 hectares (on two land parcels) known as 'Development Area 9' Kishoge South East, Sub Sectors KSE-S1 and KSE-S2, Clonburris SDZ, within the townland of Kishoge, Clonburris, Dublin 22. The site is principally bounded by the Dublin-Cork railway line to the north, the Grand Canal to the south, the Grange Castle Road (R136) to the south-west and undeveloped lands to the north-west and east. The development will consist of the construction of a mixed-use development, which includes 660 no. residential units comprising: • 264 no. semi-detached and terraced houses (7 No. 2 bed 4 person houses, 238 No. 3 bed houses and 19 No. 4 bed houses), ranging in height from 2 to 3 storeys. • 68 No. duplex apartment units (34 no. 2 bed 4 person units and 34 no. 3 bed units), arranged across 6 No. duplex blocks, ranging in height from 2 to 3 storeys; • 328 no. apartments (165 no. 1 bed units, 30 no. 2 bed 3 person units, 133 no. 2 bed 4 person units), arranged across 7 No. apartment blocks (Blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5a, 5b and 5c), ranging in height from 4 to 6 storeys; and • A creche (c. 615 sq m) at ground floor level within Block 4. The development will also include a Local Node at 'Clonburris Little' which includes the provision of a double-height Park Hub building (c. 8m in height) comprising c. 1,558 sq m of community floorspace, including a sports hall/place of assembly, multi-purpose spaces, changing rooms, a café, storage areas, staff and visitor amenity areas and other ancillary spaces. Vehicular access to the site will be from the Clonburris Southern Link Street (as permitted by Reg. Ref. SDZ20A/0021) located centrally between Sub-Sectors KSE-S1 and KSE-S2. The development will also consist of the provision of c.11,049 sq m of public open spaces and associated landscaping (including a section of Grand Canal Park, a local park and pockets parks); communal open spaces; private open space (rear gardens, terraces and balconies); hard and soft landscaping (including internal roads, pedestrian and cyclist routes, pathways, hedgerows, boundary treatments and street furniture); play spaces with natural play elements; surface car parking (653 no. surface spaces in total, including accessible spaces); electric vehicle charging points; bicycle parking (long and short stay spaces including stands) and electric bicycle charging points; motorcycle parking; pedestrian and cyclist connections; routes ESB substations, piped infrastructural services and connections; ducting; plant; waste management provision; SuDS measures (including brown roofs/biodiverse roofs, ponds and wetland areas); solar panels; advertising signage; pedestrian crossings, public lighting; changes in levels and all site development and excavation works above and below ground.