Unit 2007-2008, Orchard Avenue, Citywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, D24 RW52
Installation of 350 solar panels on a business roof in Citywest.
SD24A/0185W · South Dublin County Council · Lodged 24 October 2024
- Reference
- SD24A/0185W
- Authority
- South Dublin County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 24 October 2024
Summary
AI-generatedErection of linear arrays of 350 solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of Unit 2007, Orchard Avenue. The panels will be concealed behind the parapet wall and will feed surplus energy back into the grid.
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Official record
Development description
Erection of linear arrays of solar photovoltaic panels on the roof of unit 2007 together with 4 invertors 1.075m wide x 0.33m deep x 0.55m high together with all ancillary works. There will be 350 panels in all, each 1.34m x 2.28m in size, located on 3 of the 4 south facing sides of the roof area, all concealed from view behind the parapet walling. No panels are proposed on the 4 north facing elevations. The panels will provide sustainable energy to the premises with the surplus being fed into the grid. An additional means of escape is also proposed.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 4 May 2018. A completion certificate was lodged on 23 March 2022.
Notified floor area: 9,400 m²
2 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Cuill Duin Lawn, Cuill Duin, Saggart | May 2025 | €525,000 | 120 m |
| 13 Cuil Duin Lawn, Cuil Duin, Dublin 24 | Jan 2026 | €507,000 | 122 m |
| 31 Edenbrook Green, Edenbrook, Citywest | Nov 2025 | €511,000 | 164 m |
| 47 Cuil Duin Way, Cuil Duin, Citywest | Mar 2025 | €480,000 | 179 m |
| 56 Cuil Duin Avenue, Edenbrook, Citywest | Apr 2026 | €578,000 | 231 m |
| 6 Edenbrook Green, Citywest, Tallaght | Jan 2026 | €570,000 | 249 m |
| 11 Edenbrook Green, Edenbrook, Citywest | May 2025 | €504,000 | 262 m |
| 20 Cuil Duin Avenue, Cuil Duin, Citywest | Mar 2025 | €480,000 | 283 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 received24 October 2024
- Decision due19 November 2024
- Decision issued15 November 2024
- Permission expiry1 January 2030
In the area
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Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Not exempt — permission neededAt this site
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- Granted40 m away
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- Granted40 m away
For 2 facilities, to be constructed in 2 phases, consisting of a single storey production/warehouse building…
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- Exempt — no permission needed110 m away
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