Unit 5, Westgate Business Park, Ballymount, Dublin 24
Installation of over 1,000 square metres of solar panels on a business park roof in Ballymount.
SD20A/0160 · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 6 July 2020
- Reference
- SD20A/0160
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 6 July 2020
- Floor area
- 1063.05 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to install 1,063.05 square metres of photovoltaic panels on the roof of an existing building. The development includes all associated site works at Westgate Business Park.
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
Erect 1,063.05sq. M of photovoltaic panels on the roof of existing building with all associated site works.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for enterprise and employment related uses”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the South Dublin County Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Forest Lawn, Dublin 24, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €470,000 | 386 m |
| 8 Forest Lawns, Kingswood Heights, Clondalkin Dublin 24 | Jul 2025 | €475,000 | 399 m |
| 49b Forest Drive, Kingswood, Tallaght | Oct 2025 | €450,000 | 399 m |
| 22 Forest Close, Kingswood Heights, Tallaght Dublin 24 | Apr 2025 | €600,000 | 437 m |
| 7 Kingswood Court, Ballymount Road, Kingswoodprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €563,877 | 451 m |
| 5 Kingswood Court, Ballymount Road, Kingswoodprice excludes VAT | Aug 2025 | €519,823 | 467 m |
| 14 Forest Close, Kingswood, Dublin 24 | Dec 2025 | €608,000 | 491 m |
| 26 Forest Dr, Ballymount, Dublin 24 | Jun 2025 | €500,000 | 495 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 received6 July 2020
- Decision due31 August 2020
- Decision issued31 August 2020
- Grant issued13 October 2020
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