Monread Shopping Centre, Monread Road, Naas
Installation of a large solar panel array on the roof of Monread Shopping Centre in Naas.
221026 · Kildare County Council · Lodged 22 August 2022
- Reference
- 221026
- Authority
- Kildare County Council
- Register status
- Appealed
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 August 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to install 1,490 square metres (500.90 kWp) of photovoltaic solar panels on the roof of the existing Tesco building at Monread Shopping Centre, along with all associated site works.
- Floor area
- 1,490 m²
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
To erect 1,490.00m2 or 500.90kwp of photovoltaic panels on the roof of the existing building in monread shopping centre, with all associated sites works at tesco ireland ltd
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To support continued operation of existing commercial uses.”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
Objective set by the Naas Local Area Plan 2021 - 2027 (2021–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Morell Green, Monread, Naas | Jun 2025 | €640,000 | 174 m |
| 390 Morell Close, Naas, Kildare | Jul 2025 | €600,000 | 179 m |
| 399 Morell Close, Monread, Naas | Nov 2025 | €650,000 | 254 m |
| 379 Morell Court, Naas, Kildarenot full market price | Apr 2026 | €40,000 | 288 m |
| 88 Morell Dr, Naas, Kildare | Sept 2025 | €691,250 | 301 m |
| 329 Morell Ave, Naas, Kildare | May 2025 | €390,000 | 309 m |
| 81 Morell Dr, Naas, Kildare | Mar 2026 | €485,000 | 328 m |
| 348 Morell Ave, Naas, Kildare | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 359 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 received22 August 2022
- Further information requested7 October 2022
- Further information received1 December 2022
- Decision due6 January 2023
- Decision issued14 December 2022
- Grant issued26 January 2024
- Appeal submitted10 January 2023
- Appeal decided26 January 2024
- Permission expiry25 January 2029
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Granted50 m away
The subdivision of part of the existing Tesco supermarket unit at ground floor level to provide a new retail…
Tesco Monread Shopping Centre , Monread Road , Naas
19520KildareLodged 10 May 2019Commercial
- Refused50 m away
A change of use of the existing retail premises to accommodate a dental surgery at ground floor level…
Unit 18B Monread Shopping Centre , Monread Road , Naas
21829KildareLodged 8 Jun 2021Change of use
- Granted50 m away
An amalgamation and change of use from retail to online delivery restaurant, of units 13 and — Revised by…
Monread Shopping Centre , Naas , Co. Kildare.
181361KildareLodged 12 Nov 2018Change of use
- Granted60 m away
Alterations to a c.320 sq.m area of the Tesco unit comprising an existing café area (c.107 sq. m GFA) and…
Tesco Monread Shopping Centre , Monread Road , Naas
19519KildareLodged 10 May 2019Change of use
- Granted70 m away
Alterations to a c. 425sqm area of the Tesco unit comprising an existing café area and associated…
Tesco Monread Shopping Centre , Monread Road , Naas
191254KildareLodged 8 Nov 2019Alterations
- Granted120 m away
For a two storey rear extension and the provision of a single storey side extension together with the…
Monread Road , Naas , Co. Kildare
2360341KildareLodged 27 Oct 2023Extension
- Granted120 m away
For (i) the construction of a sheltered canopy (c. 50sq.m) in the existing car park for the purpose of…
Tesco Monread Shopping Centre , Monread Road , Naas
211519KildareLodged 21 Oct 2021Commercial
- Granted150 m away
For a single storey extension to the western elevation of the existing single store existing Aldi store…
Aldi Monread Road , Monread North , Naas County Kildare
2360347KildareLodged 27 Oct 2023Commercial
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