BIRR ENTERPRISE CENTRE, SYNGEFIELD BIRR, CO.OFFALY
Installation of a rooftop solar panel array on existing factory buildings in Birr.
263 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 22 January 2026
- Reference
- 263
- Authority
- Offaly County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 22 January 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of installing a 1,339.3 square metre rooftop solar photovoltaic array on existing factory buildings. It will include all associated electrical infrastructure at the Birr Enterprise Centre.
- Floor area
- 1,339 m²
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Official record
Development description
The installation of a rooftop solar photovoltaic array (1,339.3 sq. M) on existing factory buildings and all associated electrical infrastructure
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“The purpose of this zoning is to facilitate opportunities for industrial and warehousing uses, activities and processes which would in general give rise to land use conflict if located within other zonings.”
National zoning type: General industry
Objective set by the Birr Local Area 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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- Application received22 January 2026
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