GrantedEnergyDecided 7 February 2023

Avoncourt Packaging Ltd, Unit 2 Ballycurreen Industrial Estate, Airport Road

Installation of a rooftop solar panel extension at a packaging factory in Ballycurreen.

2241608 · Cork City Council · Lodged 6 December 2022

Reference: 2241608
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 December 2022

Summary

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The application seeks permission for a 215.8 kWp rooftop solar photovoltaic array extension covering approximately 1,020 square metres. It consists of about 520 panels mounted on the roof of an existing factory building.

Energysolarindustrialgreen energy

Floor area: 1,020 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for the installation of a 215.8 kwp rooftop solar photovoltaic array extension (circa 1,020m2), consisting of circa 520 no. Panels, to an existing rooftop solar photovoltaic array (circa 1032m2), with the proposed panels mounted directly on the roof surface, electrically connected to the existing electrical plant room via 4 no. Inverters mounted on the wall of the existing plant room, located to the rear of the existing factory building and all associated work.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Light Industry and Related UsesSI

“To provide for light industry and related uses.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

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
22 Curraghconway, Ballycurreen, Co Cork	Jan 2026	€335,000	272 m
152 Curragh Woods, Frankfield, Cork	Apr 2026	€417,000	277 m
3 Hampstead, Ballycurreen, Cork	Feb 2025	€935,000	299 m
203 Curragh Woods, Frankfield Cross, Douglas	Mar 2025	€400,000	384 m
37 Dunvale Crescent, Frankfield, Douglas	Dec 2025	€432,500	421 m
40 Alderbrook, Frankfield, Cork	Jul 2025	€440,000	440 m
189 Curragh Woods, Frankfield, Cork	Mar 2025	€450,000	443 m
60 Alderbrook, Frankfield, Cork	Aug 2025	€380,000	468 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 received6 December 2022
Decision due8 February 2023
Decision issued7 February 2023
Grant issued21 March 2023

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