Weekly roundup · 25 September to 1 October 2023
698 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 39, down 5% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 698 planning applications between 25 September and 1 October 2023, compared with 735 the week before. Dublin City Council was the busiest council with 68.
Applications by council
Every application received in the week, by planning authority, against the week before.
| Planning authority | This week | Previous | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin City Council | 68 | 66 | +2 |
| Cork County Council | 58 | 59 | -1 |
| Donegal County Council | 48 | 35 | +13 |
| Galway County Council | 37 | 30 | +7 |
| Meath County Council | 35 | 38 | -3 |
| Wexford County Council | 33 | 34 | -1 |
| Tipperary County Council | 31 | 34 | -3 |
| Kildare County Council | 30 | 39 | -9 |
| Wicklow County Council | 28 | 32 | -4 |
| South Dublin County Council | 26 | 25 | +1 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 25 | 20 | +5 |
| Roscommon County Council | 25 | 19 | +6 |
| Limerick County Council | 24 | 15 | +9 |
| Kerry County Council | 24 | 24 | 0 |
| Mayo County Council | 24 | 29 | -5 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 17 | 18 | -1 |
| Clare County Council | 17 | 31 | -14 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 17 | 16 | +1 |
| Fingal County Council | 16 | 35 | -19 |
| Laois County Council | 16 | 14 | +2 |
| Offaly County Council | 15 | 12 | +3 |
| Cavan County Council | 15 | 11 | +4 |
| Louth County Council | 15 | 23 | -8 |
| Monaghan County Council | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Westmeath County Council | 11 | 19 | -8 |
| Cork City Council | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Carlow County Council | 6 | 9 | -3 |
| Sligo County Council | 4 | 10 | -6 |
| Leitrim County Council | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| Galway City Council | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| Longford County Council | 3 | 4 | -1 |
Major projects
Solar farms, wind farms, battery storage, data centres, housing schemes of 50+ homes and hotels of 40+ bedrooms.
| Kind | Lodged | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Wind energy | 1 | 1 |
| Solar farms | 4 | 3 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 |
| Housing schemes | 7 | 5 |
Lodged this week
Wind energyLodged 29 Sept 2023Roscommon
138-turbine wind farm with 149.38m turbines proposed at Kilcash, Co. Roscommon
Solar farmsLodged 29 Sept 2023Dublin
5.9-hectare solar farm proposed at Adamstown, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Solar farmsLodged 28 Sept 2023Wexford
14.3-hectare solar farm proposed at Rochestown, Drinagh, Co. Wexford
Battery storageLodged 28 Sept 2023Cork
Battery energy storage plant proposed at Cobh Co.Cork, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 28 Sept 2023Cork
Changes sought to permitted 148-home scheme at Hazel Brooke Spaglen Mallow, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 28 Sept 2023Tipperary
101-home scheme proposed at Hughes Lot East, Cashel, Co. Tipperary
Housing schemesLodged 28 Sept 2023Roscommon
65-home scheme proposed at Lisnamult, Co. Roscommon
Housing schemesLodged 27 Sept 2023Meath
102-home scheme proposed at Trim, Co. Meath
Solar farmsLodged 26 Sept 2023Longford
4 MW solar farm proposed at Former Atlantic Mills premises, Fisherstown, Co. Longford
Solar farmsLodged 25 Sept 2023Tipperary
Changes sought to permitted 10.8-hectare solar farm at Ballynilard, Co. Tipperary
Housing schemesLodged 25 Sept 2023Monaghan
50-home scheme proposed at Drumconrath Road, Magheross, Co. Monaghan
Housing schemesLodged 25 Sept 2023Limerick
84-home scheme proposed at Southcourt, Raheen Dooradoyle, Co. Limerick
Housing schemesLodged 25 Sept 2023Limerick
53-home scheme proposed at Carrig Desmond, Churchtown Road Newcastle West, Co. Limerick
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 29 Sept 2023Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 129.5-hectare solar farm at On lands including Vesington, Pollban Harlockstown & Dunboyne, Co. Meath
Housing schemesDecision 28 Sept 2023Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for 205-home scheme at Finnstown, Adamstown, Co. Dublin
Solar farmsDecision 27 Sept 2023Roscommon
Roscommon County Council grants permission for solar farm at Rathleg, Castlerea, Co. Roscommon
Housing schemesDecision 27 Sept 2023Tipperary
Tipperary County Council grants permission for 98-home scheme at Dromin Road, Drummin Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Housing schemesDecision 26 Sept 2023Tipperary
Tipperary County Council grants permission for 51-home scheme at Dromin Road, Drummin, Co. Tipperary
Housing schemesDecision 26 Sept 2023Waterford
Waterford City and County Council grants permission for 305-home scheme at 'The Paddocks', Williamstown Road Grantstown, Co. Waterford
Housing schemesDecision 26 Sept 2023Waterford
Waterford City and County Council grants permission for 305-home scheme at The Paddocks Williamstown Road, Grantstown, Co. Waterford
Wind energyDecision 25 Sept 2023Carlow
Carlow County Council grants permission for wind farm grid connection works at Bilboa Wind Farm, Boolyvannanan & Coolnakisha, Co. Carlow
Solar farmsDecision 25 Sept 2023Carlow
Carlow County Council refuses permission for 14.2-hectare solar farm at Kilcarrig, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (25 September to 1 October), read from the national planning applications dataset published by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage on behalf of the 31 planning authorities. Major projects are identified by scanning each development description; sizes come from the register fields and the description itself, and each story quotes the description in full.
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Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "698 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 39, down 5% on the week before", 1 October 2023. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2023-w39
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2023-w39">698 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 39, down 5% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 1 October 2023.</p>
