Weekly roundup · 19 February to 25 February 2024
791 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 8, up 15% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 791 planning applications between 19 February and 25 February 2024, compared with 689 the week before. Dublin City Council was the busiest council with 76.
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 | 76 | 93 | -17 |
| Cork County Council | 60 | 57 | +3 |
| Donegal County Council | 51 | 39 | +12 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 43 | 23 | +20 |
| Galway County Council | 40 | 34 | +6 |
| Kildare County Council | 40 | 42 | -2 |
| Wicklow County Council | 34 | 28 | +6 |
| Clare County Council | 33 | 17 | +16 |
| Wexford County Council | 30 | 39 | -9 |
| Meath County Council | 30 | 33 | -3 |
| Fingal County Council | 29 | 33 | -4 |
| Limerick County Council | 28 | 17 | +11 |
| South Dublin County Council | 27 | 18 | +9 |
| Tipperary County Council | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Kerry County Council | 25 | 18 | +7 |
| Mayo County Council | 25 | 21 | +4 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 23 | 17 | +6 |
| Roscommon County Council | 23 | 14 | +9 |
| Laois County Council | 19 | 15 | +4 |
| Louth County Council | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 17 | 16 | +1 |
| Westmeath County Council | 15 | 6 | +9 |
| Monaghan County Council | 15 | 14 | +1 |
| Sligo County Council | 11 | 7 | +4 |
| Cavan County Council | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| Cork City Council | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| Carlow County Council | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| Offaly County Council | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Galway City Council | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| Leitrim County Council | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Longford County Council | 4 | 5 | -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 | 0 |
| Solar farms | 4 | 3 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 1 |
| Housing schemes | 4 | 6 |
Lodged this week
Wind energyLodged 23 Feb 2024Wicklow
3-turbine wind farm proposed at Cronelea and Ballymarroge, Shillelagh, Co. Wicklow
Solar farmsLodged 23 Feb 2024Meath
34-hectare solar farm proposed at Liscartan and Knockumber, Navan, Co. Meath
Solar farmsLodged 23 Feb 2024Westmeath
140-hectare solar farm proposed at Toor Commons Ballysallagh (Fox), Co. Westmeath
Solar farmsLodged 23 Feb 2024Waterford
2-hectare solar farm proposed at Cork Road, Cork Road Waterford, Co. Waterford
Housing schemesLodged 23 Feb 2024Wicklow
99-home scheme proposed at Upper Main Street, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Battery storageLodged 22 Feb 2024Donegal
Battery energy storage plant proposed at BALLYSHANNON, Co. Donegal
Housing schemesLodged 22 Feb 2024Galway
65-home scheme proposed at Headford, Cong Road Headford, Co. Galway
Housing schemesLodged 21 Feb 2024Kildare
88-home scheme proposed at Oak Church, Bishopsland Kildare, Co. Kildare
Solar farmsLodged 20 Feb 2024Waterford
7.3-hectare solar farm proposed at IDA Industrial Park, Old Kilmeadan Road, Co. Waterford
Housing schemesLodged 19 Feb 2024Dublin
179-home scheme proposed at Newcastle South, Newcastle, Co. Dublin
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 23 Feb 2024Dublin
South Dublin County Council refuses permission for 2.6-hectare solar farm at St. Winnows, Stocking Lane, Co. Dublin
Housing schemesDecision 23 Feb 2024Clare
Clare County Council refuses permission for 56-home scheme at Drumbiggle, Ennis, Co. Clare
Solar farmsDecision 22 Feb 2024Kerry
Kerry County Council grants permission for 2.5 MW solar farm at Kerry Airport, Farranfore Killarney, Co. Kerry
Housing schemesDecision 22 Feb 2024Donegal
Donegal County Council grants permission for 188-home scheme at LETTERKENNY, Co. Donegal
Housing schemesDecision 22 Feb 2024Kildare
Kildare County Council grants permission for 56-home scheme at Naas, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 22 Feb 2024Limerick
Limerick County Council grants permission for 73-home scheme at Ballygrennan, Moyross Avenue, Co. Limerick
Battery storageDecision 21 Feb 2024Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for battery energy storage plant at Silloge, Navan, Co. Meath
Housing schemesDecision 21 Feb 2024Wexford
Wexford County Council refuses permission for 92-home scheme at Stoneybatter, Wexford Rural, Co. Wexford
Solar farmsDecision 20 Feb 2024Kerry
Kerry County Council grants permission for 1.6 MW solar farm at Banshagh & Clooncarrig, Killorglin, Co. Kerry
Housing schemesDecision 19 Feb 2024Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 65-home scheme at Dunsany, Co. Meath
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (19 February to 25 February), 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, "791 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 8, up 15% on the week before", 25 February 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w08
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w08">791 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 8, up 15% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 25 February 2024.</p>
