Weekly roundup · 8 January to 14 January 2024
380 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 2, up 58% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 380 planning applications between 8 January and 14 January 2024, compared with 240 the week before. Dublin City Council was the busiest council with 41.
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 | 41 | 27 | +14 |
| Cork County Council | 27 | 30 | -3 |
| Galway County Council | 21 | 11 | +10 |
| Fingal County Council | 19 | 13 | +6 |
| Meath County Council | 19 | 12 | +7 |
| Kerry County Council | 17 | 6 | +11 |
| Kildare County Council | 17 | 4 | +13 |
| Tipperary County Council | 16 | 8 | +8 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 16 | 8 | +8 |
| Wexford County Council | 16 | 8 | +8 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 15 | 9 | +6 |
| Louth County Council | 15 | 5 | +10 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 12 | 6 | +6 |
| South Dublin County Council | 12 | 6 | +6 |
| Wicklow County Council | 12 | 8 | +4 |
| Monaghan County Council | 11 | 3 | +8 |
| Laois County Council | 9 | 5 | +4 |
| Limerick County Council | 9 | 13 | -4 |
| Sligo County Council | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| Cavan County Council | 8 | 9 | -1 |
| Mayo County Council | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| Clare County Council | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Donegal County Council | 7 | 5 | +2 |
| Offaly County Council | 7 | 5 | +2 |
| Carlow County Council | 6 | 2 | +4 |
| Longford County Council | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Roscommon County Council | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Cork City Council | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| Galway City Council | 3 | 4 | -1 |
| Westmeath County Council | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Leitrim County Council | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Major projects
Solar farms, wind farms, battery storage, data centres, housing schemes of 50+ homes and hotels of 40+ bedrooms.
| Kind | Lodged | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Solar farms | 1 | 5 |
| Housing schemes | 1 | 0 |
Lodged this week
Housing schemesLodged 11 Jan 2024Cork
89-home scheme proposed at Na Propóga Chickley's Road, Co. Cork
Solar farmsLodged 9 Jan 2024Limerick
3.6-hectare solar farm proposed at Scoil Mhuire agus Íde, Bóher Buí Newcastle West, Co. Limerick
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 12 Jan 2024Roscommon
Roscommon County Council grants permission for 59.7-hectare solar farm at Yew Point Hodson Bay, Barrymore Kiltoom Athlone, Co. Roscommon
Solar farmsDecision 12 Jan 2024Wexford
Wexford County Council grants permission for 14.3-hectare solar farm at Rochestown, Drinagh, Co. Wexford
Solar farmsDecision 11 Jan 2024Donegal
Donegal County Council grants permission for 3.9-hectare solar farm at ERRIGAL COLLEGE, WINDYHALL, Co. Donegal
Solar farmsDecision 10 Jan 2024Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for 6.4-hectare solar farm at Saggart, Co. Dublin
Solar farmsDecision 8 Jan 2024Westmeath
Westmeath County Council grants permission for 7 MW solar farm at Newdown, The Downs, Co. Westmeath
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (8 January to 14 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, "380 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 2, up 58% on the week before", 14 January 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w02
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w02">380 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 2, up 58% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 14 January 2024.</p>
