Weekly roundup · 1 January to 7 January 2024
240 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 1, up 900% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 240 planning applications between 1 January and 7 January 2024, compared with 24 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 30.
Applications by council
Every application received in the week, by planning authority, against the week before.
| Planning authority | This week | Previous | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cork County Council | 30 | 9 | +21 |
| Dublin City Council | 27 | 0 | +27 |
| Fingal County Council | 13 | 0 | +13 |
| Limerick County Council | 13 | 1 | +12 |
| Meath County Council | 12 | 0 | +12 |
| Galway County Council | 11 | 0 | +11 |
| Cavan County Council | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 9 | 0 | +9 |
| Tipperary County Council | 8 | 3 | +5 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| Wexford County Council | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| Wicklow County Council | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| Clare County Council | 7 | 0 | +7 |
| Kerry County Council | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| South Dublin County Council | 6 | 0 | +6 |
| Cork City Council | 5 | 2 | +3 |
| Donegal County Council | 5 | 7 | -2 |
| Laois County Council | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Louth County Council | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Mayo County Council | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Offaly County Council | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Roscommon County Council | 5 | 0 | +5 |
| Galway City Council | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Kildare County Council | 4 | 0 | +4 |
| Longford County Council | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Monaghan County Council | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Sligo County Council | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Westmeath County Council | 3 | 0 | +3 |
| Carlow County Council | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Leitrim County Council | 2 | 0 | +2 |
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 | 0 | 1 |
| Solar farms | 3 | 0 |
| Housing schemes | 2 | 1 |
Lodged this week
Solar farmsLodged 5 Jan 2024Galway
7.8-hectare solar farm proposed at Rindifin, Gort Community School, Co. Galway
Solar farmsLodged 5 Jan 2024Tipperary
17.4-hectare solar farm proposed at Kyle and Kyleagarry, Gortdrum, Co. Tipperary
Solar farmsLodged 3 Jan 2024Clare
4.6-hectare solar farm proposed at Kilkee, Co. Clare
Housing schemesLodged 2 Jan 2024Cork
52-home scheme proposed at Coolmucky Cloughduv, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 2 Jan 2024Meath
67-home scheme proposed at Brackinrainey Wood, Longwood, Co. Meath
Decided this week
Housing schemesDecision 5 Jan 2024Offaly
Offaly County Council grants permission for 126-home scheme at Collins Lane (R443), Ardan, Co. Offaly
Wind energyDecision 3 Jan 2024Roscommon
Roscommon County Council refuses permission for 138-turbine wind farm with 168m turbines at Derrane & Roxborough, Co. Roscommon
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (1 January to 7 January), 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, "240 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 1, up 900% on the week before", 7 January 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w01
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w01">240 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 1, up 900% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 7 January 2024.</p>
