GrantedEnergyDecided 29 May 2025

ALDI Rahoon, Galway West Retail Park, Knocknacarra Galway

Installation of a 646 square metre solar panel array on the roof of Aldi in Knocknacarra.

2560116 · Galway City Council · Lodged 17 April 2025

Reference: 2560116
Authority: Galway City Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 17 April 2025

Summary

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Permission is sought for the installation of a roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panel array covering 646 square metres. The application is required because the site is located within a solar safeguarding zone.

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Floor area: 646 m²

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Official record

Development description

Permission for development which consists of: the installation of a roof mounted solar photovoltaic (pv) panel array, covering an area of 646sqm. 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

Enterprise Light Industry and CommercialSI

“To provide for light industry and commercial uses other than those reserved in the CC zone”

National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment

Objective set by the Galway City 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.

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
96 Altan, Western Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra	Dec 2025	€335,000	223 m
95 Altan, Western Distributor, Rd Knocknacarra	Dec 2025	€320,000	223 m
Apt 85 Altan, Western Distributer Road, Knocknacarra	Aug 2025	€282,000	223 m
41 Sliabh Ard, Bothar Stiofain, Galway	Jul 2025	€457,000	225 m
32 Sliabh Ard, Bothar Stiofan, Knocknacarra	Apr 2025	€477,000	227 m
Apt 11 - Altan, Western Distributor Road, Knocknacarra	Jun 2025	€220,000	233 m
1 Altan, Western Distributor Rd, Knocknacarra	Jul 2025	€310,000	235 m
22 Bothar Stiofain, Knocknacarra, Galway	Apr 2025	€725,000	242 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 received17 April 2025
Decision due11 June 2025
Decision issued29 May 2025
Grant issued14 July 2025
Permission expiry13 July 2030

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