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South Dublin County Council · SD23A/0216

Saggart Waterworks, Slade Road, Saggart, Co. Dublin

  1. 31 May 2024Received
  2. 15 Aug 2024Declared withdrawn
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Status
Withdrawn or invalid
Decision
Declared withdrawn · 15 Aug 2024
Council
South Dublin County Council
Type
Permission
Site
13.56 ha

What’s proposed

The installation of a solar array in two phases, located on the roof of the new reservoir at the Saggart Waterworks, Slade Road, Saggart, Co. Dublin (permitted under Planning Reg Ref No SD18A/0180), along with associated development works below and above ground, all on a site of approximately 13.5ha. The total installation will be developed in two phases and cover a roof area of approximately 30,000 sqm, comprising approximately 11,084 no. solar PV panels and will generate approximately 28,480 MWhr of electricity per annum

SD23A/0216 is a planning application to South Dublin County Council for the installation of a solar array in two phases, located on the roof of the new, received on 31 May 2024; it was withdrawn on 15 Aug 2024.

Planning details

Reference
SD23A/0216
Local authority
South Dublin County Council
Status
Withdrawn or invalid · register status “Decision
Received
31 May 2024
Observations close
5 Jul 2024 (closed 801 days ago)
Decision due
27 Jun 2024 · decided 15 Aug 2024
Decision
Declared withdrawn on 15 Aug 2024
Proposed development
The installation of a solar array in two phases, located on the roof of the new reservoir at the Saggart Waterworks, Slade Road, Saggart, Co. Dublin (permitted under Planning Reg Ref No SD18A/0180), along with associated development works below and above ground, all on a site of approximately 13.5ha. The total installation will be developed in two phases and cover a roof area of approximately 30,000 sqm, comprising approximately 11,084 no. solar PV panels and will generate approximately 28,480 MWhr of electricity per annum
As published by the register.
Site area
13.56 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

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    Zoning at the site

    G1 — Open space with recreation

    OS: To preserve and provide for open space and recreational amenities

    Open space with active recreational amenities — pitches, courts, play areas.

    P1 — Rural

    RU: To protect and improve rural amenity and to provide for the development of agriculture

    Zoned to protect agriculture, rural enterprise and biodiversity. New houses are restricted to demonstrated local need.

    R2 — Existing residential

    RES: To protect and/or improve residential amenity

    An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

    Designations within 250 m

    OPW flood extent nearby — flag only (licence); floodinfo.ie.

    • EPA-licensed facility · 1
      Brittas Plastics Ltd.
    • NIAH-recorded building · 5
      house; Saint Mary's National School; Saggart National School
    • Radon risk area · 4
      About 1 in 10 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels; About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels
    • Recorded monument · 4
      Castle - tower house; Fulacht fia; R149385

    Provenance

    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 121839). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: https://planning.agileapplications.ie/southdublin/application-details/64760.

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