61, Birch Avenue, Sandyford, Dublin
Installation of a tree-like micro-wind turbine with solar panels at an office car park in Sandyford.
REF13925 · Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council · Lodged 13 August 2025
- Reference
- REF13925
- Authority
- Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Section 5
- Received
- 13 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe proposal is for the installation of a 4.2kW micro-wind turbine beside an office car park. The structure is designed as a tree with multiple miniature vertical wind turbines and integrated solar panels.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
The proposed development is for the installation of a micro-wind turbine on the outside of brennan & co offices to completed by new world wind as part of the company's efforts in sustainability solutions. The turbine itself is a tree-like structure with multiple miniature vertical wind turbines that include solar panels at the bottom that has a power output of 4.2kw. The development will be installed on the beside the car park of the office.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“LIW To improve and provide for low density warehousing-light industrial warehousing uses.”
National zoning type: Warehouse (excluding retail warehouse)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Grande Central, Core 7, Rockbrook Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €1,065,000 | 209 m |
| 83 Grand Central, Dublin 18, Dublin | Oct 2025 | €510,000 | 223 m |
| 401 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Ind Est Dublin 16 | Jan 2025 | €391,000 | 231 m |
| 509 The Edges Two, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Jul 2025 | €465,000 | 231 m |
| 504 The Edges, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Nov 2025 | €390,000 | 231 m |
| 410 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Oct 2025 | €428,000 | 231 m |
| 506 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford | Apr 2025 | €385,000 | 231 m |
| 508 The Edges 2, Beacon South Quarter, Sandyford Dublin 18 | Nov 2025 | €442,000 | 231 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 received13 August 2025
- Decision due9 September 2025
- Decision issued5 September 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Exempt — no permission neededAt this site
The proposed development is for the installation of a micro-wind turbine outside to the slight left of the…
Brennan & Co., Unit 61, Birch Avenue, Stillorgan Business Park, DUBLIN, A94XW68
REF17425Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Oct 2025Energy
- GrantedAt this site
Permission for an extension of 184 sqm to the existing warehouse at ground and first floor levels located to…
61 Birch Avenue, Stillorgan Industrial Park, Stillorgan, Co Dublin
D18A/0109Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 29 Jun 2018Commercial
- Awaiting decision60 m away
A) Change of use of the entire premises from light industrial with offices, to retail car showroom with…
Unit 2/3, Birch Avenue, Stillorgan Business Park, Dublin, A94A2C4
D26A/0449/WEBDún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 24 Apr 2026Change of use
- Granted70 m away
Permission consisting of — Change of Use from part ground floor office/store room including re-design of…
Unit 7/8 Holly Avenue, Stillorgan Industrial Park, Dublin 18
D14A/0451Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 8 Sept 2014Change of use
- Granted80 m away
For permission for a new two-storey extension to the front of the existing building comprising of new…
UNIT 13, HOLLY AVENUE, STILLORGAN INDUSTRIAL PARK, CO. DUBLIN
D04A/0903Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 10 Aug 2004Commercial
- Granted80 m away
Planning permission sought for the following — Change of use from part warehouse/ancillary offices to…
Unit 7/8, Holly Avenue, Stillorgan Industrial Park, Dublin 18
D12A/0101Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Mar 2012Change of use
- Refused80 m away
Permission is sought for a mixed use development consisting of the redevelopment of a 0.36 hectare site - at…
0.36ha site, Units, 7 To 8, Holly Avenue, Stillorgan, Dublin 18
D07A/1103Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 1 Aug 2007Housing estate
- Granted80 m away
Permission is sought for proposed development at an existing warehouse storage building comprising of…
13-14, Holly Avenue, Stillorgan, Industrial Park, Co Dublin
D22A/0949Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 14 Mar 2023Commercial
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- Exempt — no permission neededEnergy
The proposed development is for the installation of a micro-wind turbine outside to the slight left of the…
Brennan & Co., Unit 61, Birch Avenue, Stillorgan Business Park, DUBLIN, A94XW68
REF17425Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 22 Oct 2025
- GrantedEnergy
Permission for a development relating to the — The construction of one Enercon E138 Wind Turbine on an 81m…
Kilcash , Roscommon , Co. Roscomnon.
2360142RoscommonLodged 29 Sept 2023
- Awaiting decisionEnergy
Permission for development relating to the — The construction of one Enercon E138 Wind Turbine on an 81m…
Kilcash , Roscommon , Roscommon
2360056RoscommonLodged 17 Aug 2023
- Awaiting decisionEnergy
The development will consist of : - the construction of one wind turbine with an overall tip height of up to…
Knock South ,
2183galwayLodged 29 Jan 2021
- RefusedEnergy
For the erection of 6 no. wind turbines with an overall ground to blade tip height of 185m with a rotor…
Tullaghmore Tawnaghbeg Tullaghaboy and Lurgan , Maam Cross , Co. Galway
2360051galwayLodged 26 Jan 2023
- GrantedEnergy
The proposed development will consist of a.) a full decommissioning and removal of existing 0.8MW Wind…
Banshagh & Clooncarrig , Killorglin , Co. Kerry
2460704KerryLodged 18 Sept 2024
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.