Killycard Industrial Estate, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan
Installation of a large solar panel array on the roofs of industrial and recycling buildings.
22109 · Monaghan County Council · Lodged 11 March 2022
- Reference
- 22109
- Authority
- Monaghan County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 March 2022
Summary
AI-generatedPlanning permission is sought to install 1,767.66 square meters (748.80 kWp) of photovoltaic solar panels on the roofs of three industrial units and a recycling plant building. A glint and glare report has been submitted as part of the application.
- Floor area
- 1,768 m²
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Official record
Development description
Permission to erect 1,767.66 m2 or 748.80 kwp of photovoltaic panels on the roof of unit 1,2,3 and on the roof of the recycling plant building. Significant further information received primarily relates to solar photovoltaic glint and glare report.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new industrial, enterprise and employment generating development and to facilitate the expansion of existing industrial and employment generating enterprises.”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the Monaghan County Development Plan 2025-2031 (2025–2031). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Bree, Castleblayney, Monaghan | Oct 2025 | €215,000 | 194 m |
| 15 Coill Darach, Bree Castleblayney, Monaghan | Dec 2025 | €345,000 | 231 m |
| 25 Coill Darach, Castleblayney, Monaghan | Mar 2026 | €210,000 | 277 m |
| 21 Coill Darach, Castleblayney, Monaghan | Apr 2025 | €240,000 | 278 m |
| 22 Coill Darach, Castleblayney, Monaghan | Sept 2025 | €270,000 | 289 m |
| 96 Coil Darach, Castleblayney, Monaghan | Feb 2025 | €220,000 | 298 m |
| 85 Coill Darach Castleblaney, Monaghan | Oct 2025 | €292,000 | 321 m |
| 2 Knocknaturner, Castleblayney, Co Monaghan | Aug 2025 | €278,000 | 325 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 received11 March 2022
- Further information requested4 May 2022
- Further information received13 June 2022
- Decision due10 July 2022
- Decision issued30 June 2022
- Grant issued4 August 2022
- Permission expiry3 August 2027
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