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South Dublin County Council · SD23A/0100 · Permission

Land at Citywest Hotel and Convention Centre, Saggart, Co. Dublin

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SD23A/0100 is a planning application for permission at Land at Citywest Hotel and Convention Centre, Saggart, Co. Dublin, received by South Dublin County Council on 5 Dec 2023 and first seen by Planning Register on 11 Sept 2026. The application describes: Permission for development on a site of 6.7ha. The proposed development will consist of the construction of a Photovoltaic Solar development to the North of the Citywest hotel on lands formally in use as a golf course [comprising a change of use from former golf course to solar development]. The proposed development will include the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on ground mounted frames/support structures, underground cabling and ducting, security fencing, CCTV cameras, temporary construction compound and an area of hardstanding for an electrical compound. The electrical compound will consist of two modified shipping containers, containing 3 inverters and LV Switch gear. This compound will also accommodate the Battery Energy Storage system, PV inverter and a transformer. The proposed development includes the above as well as drainage, landscaping, bio-diversity enhancement measures and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground. While the proposed development relates to a total site area of 6.7ha, c.3.5ha of this constitutes the actual land take post development. The operational lifespan of the solar PV development will be 30 years. A Natura Impact statement (NIS) accompanies the planning application. The council granted permission on 10 Jan 2024. The five-week observation window closed on 18 Jan 2024. The site is zoned G1 — open space with recreation under the South Dublin County Council development plan. Within 500 m there are 14 other decided applications in the last five years and 3 appeals.

Appeal window closes 7 Feb 2024 closed 948 days ago
4 weeks from the council's decision (10 Jan 2024) · s.37 Planning and Development Act 2000 · €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer)
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Proposal

Permission for development on a site of 6.7ha. The proposed development will consist of the construction of a Photovoltaic Solar development to the North of the Citywest hotel on lands formally in use as a golf course [comprising a change of use from former golf course to solar development]. The proposed development will include the installation of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on ground mounted frames/support structures, underground cabling and ducting, security fencing, CCTV cameras, temporary construction compound and an area of hardstanding for an electrical compound. The electrical compound will consist of two modified shipping containers, containing 3 inverters and LV Switch gear. This compound will also accommodate the Battery Energy Storage system, PV inverter and a transformer. The proposed development includes the above as well as drainage, landscaping, bio-diversity enhancement measures and all other associated site excavation, infrastructural and site development works above and below ground. While the proposed development relates to a total site area of 6.7ha, c.3.5ha of this constitutes the actual land take post development. The operational lifespan of the solar PV development will be 30 years. A Natura Impact statement (NIS) accompanies the planning application.

Status
Final Grant
Decision
Grant permission on 10 Jan 2024
Final grant
20 Feb 2024
Permission expires
19 Feb 2029
Floor area
140 m²
Site (from polygon)
6.38 ha
Location precision
site (coords_polygon)

Timeline

  • 3 Jul 2023
    Further information requested
  • 23 Nov 2023
    Further information received
  • 5 Dec 2023
    New application
    Observation window closed 18 Jan 2024
  • 10 Jan 2024
    Decision
    Appeal window closed 7 Feb 2024

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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.

    Designations within 250 m

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

    • NIAH-recorded building · 2
      water pump; Tassagart House
    • Radon risk area · 2
      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
    • Recorded monument · 3
      Field system; R191591; R191656

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    Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 (store id 121229). 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/64203.

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