Weekly roundup · 25 March to 31 March 2024
732 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 13, up 11% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 732 planning applications between 25 March and 31 March 2024, compared with 662 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 | 63 | +13 |
| Donegal County Council | 49 | 37 | +12 |
| Fingal County Council | 49 | 27 | +22 |
| Cork County Council | 47 | 64 | -17 |
| Galway County Council | 35 | 30 | +5 |
| Tipperary County Council | 33 | 28 | +5 |
| Wicklow County Council | 33 | 19 | +14 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 30 | 43 | -13 |
| Limerick County Council | 30 | 16 | +14 |
| Meath County Council | 29 | 28 | +1 |
| Wexford County Council | 29 | 31 | -2 |
| Kerry County Council | 24 | 11 | +13 |
| Kildare County Council | 24 | 26 | -2 |
| South Dublin County Council | 24 | 13 | +11 |
| Clare County Council | 23 | 25 | -2 |
| Mayo County Council | 19 | 24 | -5 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 19 | 20 | -1 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 16 | 12 | +4 |
| Louth County Council | 16 | 20 | -4 |
| Monaghan County Council | 16 | 9 | +7 |
| Laois County Council | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| Westmeath County Council | 15 | 5 | +10 |
| Cavan County Council | 12 | 14 | -2 |
| Cork City Council | 12 | 17 | -5 |
| Roscommon County Council | 11 | 10 | +1 |
| Offaly County Council | 10 | 15 | -5 |
| Carlow County Council | 9 | 7 | +2 |
| Sligo County Council | 8 | 13 | -5 |
| Galway City Council | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| Leitrim County Council | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Longford County Council | 6 | 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Housing schemes | 6 | 4 |
| Hotels | 1 | 1 |
Lodged this week
Wind energyLodged 29 Mar 2024Clare
4-turbine wind farm with 150m turbines proposed at Kilrush, Co. Clare
Solar farmsLodged 28 Mar 2024Clare
3.7-hectare solar farm proposed at Sensing House, East Park Smithstown, Co. Clare
Solar farmsLodged 28 Mar 2024Wicklow
28-hectare solar farm proposed at Blessington, Co. Wicklow
Housing schemesLodged 28 Mar 2024Laois
51-home scheme proposed at The Rookery Tullyroe, Ballacolla Road (R433), Co. Laois
Housing schemesLodged 28 Mar 2024Wicklow
Changes sought to permitted 751-home scheme at Newtownmountkennedy, Co. Wicklow
Housing schemesLodged 27 Mar 2024Cork
99-home scheme proposed at Castlepark, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 26 Mar 2024Cork
265-home scheme proposed at Former Saint Kevins Hospital, grounds, Cork city
Housing schemesLodged 26 Mar 2024Laois
51-home scheme proposed at The Rookery Tullyroe, Ballacolla Road (R433), Co. Laois
Solar farmsLodged 25 Mar 2024Westmeath
7.7-hectare solar farm proposed at Pass of Kilbride, Milltownpass, Co. Westmeath
Housing schemesLodged 25 Mar 2024Dublin
495-home scheme proposed at Dublin 22, Co. Dublin
HotelsLodged 26 Feb 2024Dublin
182-bedroom hotel proposed at Dublin 8, Dublin
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 28 Mar 2024Louth
Louth County Council grants permission for 4.8-hectare solar farm at KNOCKBRIDGE, Co. Louth
Housing schemesDecision 27 Mar 2024Laois
Laois County Council grants permission for 68-home scheme at Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Housing schemesDecision 27 Mar 2024Offaly
Offaly County Council refuses permission for 204-home scheme at TULLAMORE, Co. Offaly
Housing schemesDecision 27 Mar 2024Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for 100-home scheme at Dublin 24, Co. Dublin
Solar farmsDecision 26 Mar 2024Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 1.5-hectare solar farm at Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath
HotelsDecision 26 Mar 2024Dublin
Dublin City Council grants permission for 61-bedroom hotel at "Textile House", Dublin 2, Dublin
Housing schemesDecision 26 Mar 2024Dublin
Dublin City Council grants permission for 79-home scheme at Dublin 17, Dublin
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (25 March to 31 March), 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, "732 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 13, up 11% on the week before", 31 March 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w13
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w13">732 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 13, up 11% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 31 March 2024.</p>
