GrantedEnergyDecided 9 June 2025

ALDI Bishopstown Road Store, Bishopstown Road, Wilton

Installation of a 625sqm roof-mounted solar panel array at ALDI in Wilton.

2543809 · Cork City Council · Lodged 15 April 2025

Reference: 2543809
Authority: Cork City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 15 April 2025

Summary

AI-generated

Permission is sought for the installation of a roof-mounted solar photovoltaic panel array covering 625sqm at the existing ALDI retail store. The site is located within a Solar Safeguarding Zone.

Energysolarretailgreen energy

Floor area: 625 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission is sought for the installation of a roof mounted solar photovoltaic (pv) panel array, covering an area of 625sqm, at the existing aldi retail store at a site on bishopstown road, wilton, cork, t12x659. The application relates to a site located within a solar safeguarding zone (ssz) requiring the application to be made.

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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Built & sold

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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
41 Wentworth Gardens, Wilton, Cork	Feb 2025	€255,000	72 m
40 Wentworth Gardens, Wilton, Cork	Feb 2026	€235,000	72 m
Apt 47 The Cedars, Wentworth Gardens, Wilton	Feb 2025	€225,000	86 m
2 Bishopscourt Place, Bishopstown, Cork	Feb 2026	€602,500	202 m
Roselea, Bishopstown, Cork	Jun 2026	€317,500	229 m
18 Bishopscourt Dr, Wilton, Cork	Jul 2025	€450,000	241 m
Floraviolle, Bishopstown Road, County Cork	Dec 2025	€290,000	241 m
15 Bishopscourt Hill, Wilton (otherwise Bishopstown), Corknot full market price	Nov 2025	€335,000	276 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 received15 April 2025
Decision due9 June 2025
Decision issued9 June 2025
Grant issued22 July 2025

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