GrantedEnergyDecided 13 April 2018

Butlers Chocolates, Clonshaugh Industrial Estate, Clonshaugh, Dublin 17

Installation of a rooftop solar panel array on the existing Butlers Chocolates manufacturing facility.

2347/18 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 21 February 2018

Reference: 2347/18
Authority: Dublin City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: Permission
Received: 21 February 2018

Summary

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The development consists of an extension to a previously permitted planning application. It will comprise the installation of a 595 sq.m rooftop solar photovoltaic array and associated electrical infrastructure.

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Floor area: 595 m²

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Official record

Development description

Extension to previously permitted planning reference 4008/15. Extension is to comprise of the installation of a rooftop solar photovoltaic array ( 595 sq. M ) and associated electrical infrastructure on existing manufacacturing facility

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Z6: Employment/EnterpriseSI

“To provide for the creation and protection of enterprise and facilitate opportunities for employment creation.”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the 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

What happened next

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 15 April 2022. A completion certificate was lodged on 20 December 2022.

Notified floor area: 627 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1-40, Clonshaugh House, Clonshaughprice excludes VAT	Jul 2025	€17,444,934	274 m
20 Swifts Grove, Priorswood, Clonshaugh	Dec 2025	€360,000	306 m
Glenville, 7 Clonshaugh Road, Dublin 17	Apr 2025	€360,000	311 m
29 Swifts Grove, Clonshaugh Rd, Coolock Dublin 17	May 2025	€350,000	341 m
20 Clonshaugh Ave, Clonshaugh, Dublin 17	Oct 2025	€430,000	363 m
23 Clonshaugh Meadow, Clonshaugh, Dublin 17	Jul 2025	€425,500	483 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 received21 February 2018
Decision due17 April 2018
Decision issued13 April 2018
Grant issued25 May 2018

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