Tesco Distribution Centre, Compass Business Park, Charter School Hill, Old Ballymun Road, Dublin 9, D09 VW74
Installation of over 5,000 square metres of solar panels on the roof of the Tesco Distribution Centre.
F25A/0463E · Fingal County Council · Lodged 27 May 2025
- Reference
- F25A/0463E
- Authority
- Fingal County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 27 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought for the installation of approximately 5,190.79 square metres of photovoltaic (PV) panels on the roof of the existing building. The system will have a total installed capacity of approximately 1.06 MWp along with all associated site works.
- Floor area
- 5,191 m²
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Official record
Development description
Planning permission for the installation of approximately 5,190.79 m² of photovoltaic (pv) panels on the roof of the existing building, with a total installed direct current (dc) capacity of approximately 1.06 mwp and a nominal alternating current (ac) output of approximately 900 kw, together with all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“Facilitate opportunities for high-density mixed-use employment generating activity and commercial development and support the provision of an appropriate quantum of residential development within the Metro and Rail Economic Corridor.”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
Objective set by the The Fingal Development Plan 2023 – 2029 (2023–2029). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 168, Block 4 Parklands, Northwood Dublin 9 | Jan 2025 | €320,000 | 247 m |
| 169 Block 4, Parklands, Northwood Dublin 9 | Jan 2025 | €325,000 | 247 m |
| Apt 136 Block 4, Northwood, Santry | Jan 2026 | €345,000 | 265 m |
| 132 Parklands, Santry, Dublin 9 | Feb 2025 | €320,000 | 265 m |
| 148 Parklands, Northwood, Santry Dublin 9 | Feb 2026 | €171,000 | 265 m |
| 146 Parklands, Northwood, Santry | Oct 2025 | €285,000 | 265 m |
| 210 Parklands Northwood, Santry Dublin 9, Dublin | Jan 2026 | €327,500 | 271 m |
| Apt 236, Parklands, Northwood Dublin 9 | Mar 2026 | €293,000 | 271 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 received27 May 2025
- Decision due21 July 2025
- Decision issued17 July 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- InvalidAt this site
Planning Permission for the Installation of approximately 5,365.60 m²
Compass Business Park, Charter School Hill, Old Ballymun Road, Dublin
F25A/0396EFingalLodged 7 May 2025Other
- Granted90 m away
The development will consist of extensions to the existing 'Site Services' and 'Goods In' dock areas of the…
Tesco Distribution Centre, Compass Business Park, Old Ballymun Road, Dublin 9, D09 VW74
F23A/0402FingalLodged 6 Jul 2023Commercial
- Granted250 m away
Construction of a distribution services building of 8602sq.m. with anc
Tesco Ireland St. Ann's Distribution Centre, Old Ballymun Road, Dublin
F08A/0948/E2FingalLodged 23 Jul 2014Infrastructure
- Refused260 m away
Construction of a distribution services building of 8602sq.m. with anc
Tesco Ireland St. Ann's Distribution Centre, Old Ballymun Road, Dublin
F08A/0948/E1FingalLodged 24 Apr 2014Industrial
- Refused260 m away
Retention permission for use of existing depot for storage of empty co
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F22A/0664FingalLodged 29 Nov 2022Retention
- Invalid260 m away
For Retention permission for the use of an existing depot for the stor
Compass Distribution Park, Santry, Co. Dublin
F22A/0610FingalLodged 4 Nov 2022Retention
- Granted310 m away
Modifications to planning permission granted under Reg. Ref. F15A/0440
Site bounded by Gulliver’s Retail Park,, Swift Square Office Park, San
F16A/0572FingalLodged 13 Apr 2017Alterations
- Granted310 m away
The reconfiguration of the car park layout as permitted under Reg. Ref
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F15A/0482FingalLodged 5 Feb 2016Alterations
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