Solar panels if close to airport

Depends. I've no direct experience here on planning permission with respect to airports and solar panels.....although I do have pilots license (private). If you were right on the flight path to the runway and close to the airfield (like <1Km close) then it could potentially be a problem. I'm saying "could" at a MASSIVE stretch here. The sun would have to be hitting the panels at a certain time of the day, at a certain time of the year etc. .....

If you are 3km away and off the centerline of the runway - nahh can't see it, and as for that 10km. That's nonsense for sure. Everyone inside the circle below (including everyone in Cork metropolitan area) would be in breach of that then if they put up solar panels. Nonsense whoever said that.

No, unless you are living right next to the airport, you can rest easy. But don't take my word for it.....

we're under the flight path into Dublin Airport. All the houses in the estate have solar panels. Airport is about 3km away.

I'm within 2km of Dublin airport and lots of houses here have solar panels. They're pointing at the airport as well so it's probably the point there'd be maximum glare

If you need planning permission for your panels then that's probably the point at which you'll hear any objections.

I noticed that most of the panels installed near me are the all black ones that don't reflect as much. Not sure if it's for aesthetics or a requirement this close to the airport

Honestly lads. The whole thing is nonsense. Its like that 12m2 rule that "technically" is in the solar planning exemptions. I betcha every one of us has broken that rule. I've 24.5 sq meters up on my roof. Am I worried? Should I be?

No.

If you were (literally) right on the extension line of the runway within 1Km and can actually see the thing, I might pause for a few nanoseconds, but if your a few Km away, it's just not even on the radar (excuse the pun)

Move on Roy, move on! :-)

It's not SEAI's call.

Your issue will be whether your PV is permitted by the planning regulations.

Have a look at the exemption for PV. As far as I remember, there is nothing in it which disapplies the exemption in case of houses near airports. In which case, you could safely install up to the limits contained in the exemption.

If you exceeded the limit and were in an area close enough to an airport to cause unacceptable glint and glare risk you might be at greater risk of enforcement action.

What you may have come across is that the Department is looking at expanding the exemption for PV in areas far enough away from airports to carry acceptable glint and glare risk to pilots.

I was about to mention that, it'll be hard for them to object to any of our little rooftop panels now

I get that if someone put a big solar far north of ten airport where it could reflect a load of glare into pilots eyes there might be a case against it. But Keeling's have a load of glasshouses around there anyway so it can't be much of a concern

NO rush lads, take your fecken time.

Yeah it's a bit pointless, but judging by the installations getting posted about here my guess is that it gets widely ignored.

Not sure many council officers would be willing to climb a ladder to make sure the gaps between the panels and roof edge

But that's just for public buildings, no help for private homes right?

These guys look like they're within the 3KM limit

New Solar Farm Opened At Dublin Airport

No, I had scaffolding up for the house build so they were installed off this. The panels are very light anyway