Unit 21A Ballycurreen Industrial Estate, Kinsale Road Cork and, Industrial building at Ballycurreen
Installation of a 336.98 kWp rooftop solar panel array across two industrial buildings in Ballycurreen.
2241671 · Cork City Council · Lodged 22 December 2022
- Reference
- 2241671
- Authority
- Cork City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 December 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a rooftop solar photovoltaic array consisting of approximately 812 panels on industrial buildings at Ballycurreen Industrial Estate. The installation will partially extend an existing solar array on Unit 21A and partially occupy a vacant roof on an adjacent building.
- Floor area
- 1,600 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission for the installation of an circa 336.98 kwp rooftop solar photovoltaic array consisting in combination of circa 812 no. Panels (circa 1,599.64m2) partially extending to an existing rooftop solar photovoltaic array (circa 2,513.72m2) located on unit 21a, ballycurreen industrial estate, kinsale road, cork, with the extension situated on the most southern roof area of this industrial building; and partially on a vacant roof area located on an adjacent industrial building located to the north east, at ballycurreen industrial estate, kinsale road, cork, t12r866, with all the proposed panels mounted directly on the roof surface of the buildings and electrically connected to the existing electrical plant rooms via a combined total of 4 no. Inverters mounted on the wall of the existing plant rooms, and all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Curraghconway, Ballycurreen, Co Cork | Jan 2026 | €335,000 | 107 m |
| 152 Curragh Woods, Frankfield, Cork | Apr 2026 | €417,000 | 224 m |
| 203 Curragh Woods, Frankfield Cross, Douglas | Mar 2025 | €400,000 | 235 m |
| 3 Hampstead, Ballycurreen, Cork | Feb 2025 | €935,000 | 237 m |
| 37 Dunvale Crescent, Frankfield, Douglas | Dec 2025 | €432,500 | 243 m |
| 189 Curragh Woods, Frankfield, Cork | Mar 2025 | €450,000 | 362 m |
| 40 Alderbrook, Frankfield, Cork | Jul 2025 | €440,000 | 365 m |
| 60 Alderbrook, Frankfield, Cork | Aug 2025 | €380,000 | 435 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received22 December 2022
- Decision due24 February 2023
- Decision issued24 February 2023
- Grant issued7 April 2023
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