Weekly roundup · 29 April to 5 May 2024
110 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 18, down 87% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 110 planning applications between 29 April and 5 May 2024, compared with 865 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 47.
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 | 47 | 83 | -36 |
| Clare County Council | 21 | 26 | -5 |
| Cork City Council | 16 | 9 | +7 |
| Carlow County Council | 13 | 10 | +3 |
| Cavan County Council | 13 | 24 | -11 |
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 | 2 |
| Solar farms | 2 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 0 | 1 |
| Housing schemes | 0 | 2 |
| Hotels | 1 | 0 |
Lodged this week
Solar farmsLodged 3 May 2024Westmeath
5.8-hectare solar farm proposed at Midlands Regional Hospital Mullingar, Longford Road, Co. Westmeath
Solar farmsLodged 30 Apr 2024Cavan
3.6-hectare solar farm proposed at Carrakeeltymore, Virginia, Co. Cavan
HotelsLodged 29 Apr 2024Dublin
95-bedroom hotel proposed at Dublin 8, Dublin
Decided this week
Wind energyDecision 3 May 2024Roscommon
Roscommon County Council grants permission for 138-turbine wind farm with 149.38m turbines at Kilcash, Co. Roscommon
Housing schemesDecision 3 May 2024Galway
Galway County Council refuses permission for 60-home scheme at Coill Bhruachláin, Kylebroghland, Co. Galway
Wind energyDecision 2 May 2024Offaly
Offaly County Council grants permission for 7-turbine wind farm at Townparks (Birr) Dovegrove, Woodfield or Tullynisk, Co. Offaly
Battery storageDecision 2 May 2024Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for battery energy storage plant at Meath Hill Drumconrath Navan, Co. Meath
Housing schemesDecision 29 Apr 2024Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for 75-home scheme at White Pines, Stocking Avenue, Co. Dublin
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (29 April to 5 May), 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, "110 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 18, down 87% on the week before", 5 May 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w18
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w18">110 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 18, down 87% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 5 May 2024.</p>
