Takeda Ireland Ltd, Bray Business Park Kilruddery, Bray Co. Wicklow
Installation of a solar PV array on car-ports at the Takeda facility in Bray.
2360076 · Wicklow County Council · Lodged 30 May 2023
- Reference
- 2360076
- Authority
- Wicklow County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 May 2023
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of erecting 1,413 solar PV panels (636 kWp) on steel-supported car-ports in the western car park of the Takeda facility. The project covers 201 parking spaces and includes a 13.5 square metre inverter building, a revised access barrier, and associated cabling.
- Floor area
- 14 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
For a solar pv energy development within a site of 0.975ha at takeda ireland ltd, bray business park, kilruddery, bray, co. Wicklow. The development will consist of “the erection of a 1,413 no. (636 kwp) solar pv energy development within a site area of 0.975ha in the western car-park of the takeda facility. The solar pv arrays will be ground mounted on steel supported car-ports in 6 no. Separate arrangements, covering part of the existing carparking spaces (201 no. Spaces) and pedestrian walkway. The proposed development will also include the construction of an invertor building 13.5sqm to the north-eastern portion of the car park, a revised access barrier to the car-park, and all associated cabling, ducting, landscaping and ancillary infrastructure and site development works necessary to facilitate the development
Built & 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 15 September 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 25 November 2024.
Notified floor area: 18 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oak Glen Park, Southern Cross Rd, Bray | Jul 2025 | €663,000 | 257 m |
| 233 Belmont, Southern Cross Rd, Bray | Feb 2025 | €525,000 | 258 m |
| 203 Belmont, Bray, Wicklow | Oct 2025 | €440,000 | 283 m |
| 3 Hollybrook Park, Southern Cross Route, Bray | Feb 2025 | €520,000 | 286 m |
| 70 Mountain View Dr, Boghall Rd, Bray | Jan 2026 | €532,500 | 320 m |
| 30 Hollybrook Park, Bray, Wicklow | Aug 2025 | €580,000 | 327 m |
| 47 Hollybrook Park, Bray, Wicklow | Apr 2025 | €510,000 | 374 m |
| 27 New Bentley Park, Bray, Wicklow | Feb 2025 | €471,000 | 377 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 received30 May 2023
- Decision due24 July 2023
- Decision issued20 July 2023
- Grant issued30 August 2023
- Permission expiry29 August 2028
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