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Lidl Store in Wilton, Bishopstown Road, Glasheen

Installation of solar panels on the roof of Lidl in Bishopstown.

2140535 · Cork City Council · Lodged 1 October 2021

Reference: 2140535
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 1 October 2021

Summary

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Planning permission is sought to install 743 square metres of photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of the existing Lidl store. The system will have a capacity of 150.30 kW.

Energysolarrenewablecommercial

Floor area: 743 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission to erect 743.00m2 or 150.30 kw of photovoltaic panels on the roof of our existing lidl store wilton with all associated site works.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

District CentreDC

“To provide for the development and enhancement of district centres as mixed-use centres and as primary locations for retail, economic and residential growth.”

National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre

Objective set by the Cork City Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
40 Wentworth Gardens, Wilton, Cork	Feb 2026	€235,000	141 m
41 Wentworth Gardens, Wilton, Cork	Feb 2025	€255,000	141 m
Apt 47 The Cedars, Wentworth Gardens, Wilton	Feb 2025	€225,000	144 m
15 Bishopscourt Hill, Wilton (otherwise Bishopstown), Corknot full market price	Nov 2025	€335,000	211 m
Renvyle, Wilton Ave, Cork City	May 2025	€560,000	212 m
Roselea, Bishopstown, Cork	Jun 2026	€317,500	257 m
Floraviolle, Bishopstown Road, County Cork	Dec 2025	€290,000	269 m
2 Bishopscourt Place, Bishopstown, Cork	Feb 2026	€602,500	303 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received1 October 2021
Decision due25 November 2021

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