Irish Multiplex Cinema (IMC), Bloomfields Shopping Centre, Georges Street Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Installation of 93 solar PV panels on the roof of the IMC cinema.
D22A/0493 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 7 July 2022
- Reference
- D22A/0493
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 7 July 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to install a 34.5kwp solar PV system consisting of 93 solar panels. These will be located across two areas of the existing cinema roof at Bloomfields Shopping Centre.
- Floor area
- 378 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission is sought for the installation of 93 no. Solar p. V. Panels (34.5kwp solar pv system) in 2no. Locations across 377.8sq. M of existing 1470sq. M roof together with all associated works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“MTC To protect, provide for and-or improve major town centre facilities.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
Objective set by the COUNTY 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 110a Georges St Lower, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Dec 2025 | €302,950 | 54 m |
| Apartment No 23 The Crofton, Georges Place, Dun Laoghaire | Jul 2026 | €340,000 | 112 m |
| 16 The Crofton, Georges Place, Dun Laoghaire | May 2025 | €495,000 | 112 m |
| 7 Wellington St, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Feb 2025 | €860,000 | 119 m |
| 91b Lower Georges St, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | May 2025 | €1,375,000 | 139 m |
| 5 York Court, York Rd, Dun Laoghaire | Mar 2026 | €885,000 | 139 m |
| 2 St Michaels Terrace, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €635,000 | 154 m |
| 22 St Helen's Court, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin | Sept 2025 | €535,000 | 156 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 received7 July 2022
- Decision issued31 August 2022
In the area
Applications near this site
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- RefusedAt this site
Permission is sought for an extension to existing cinema complex development and will comprise of; a)…
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D09A/0879Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 23 Sept 2010Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for the following; a) Planning permission for the internal alterations to the existing ground…
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D16A/0894Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 2 Dec 2016Commercial
- Granted30 m away
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D03A/0154Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 17 Feb 2003Alterations
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New advertising signs consisting of three fascias with built up letters externally illuminated by trough…
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- Granted30 m away
Fit out of two existing shop units as a fast food restaurant
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D02A/0809Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 7 Aug 2002Change of use
- Granted40 m away
New shop front to premises. [LOCATION] 105 Lower Georges Street, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin. [LOCATION]
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D02A/0097Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 14 Feb 2002Commercial
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D03A/0076Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 28 Jan 2003Commercial
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