Weekly roundup · 19 August to 25 August 2024
650 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 34, down 7% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 650 planning applications between 19 August and 25 August 2024, compared with 701 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 60.
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 | 60 | 61 | -1 |
| Dublin City Council | 50 | 59 | -9 |
| Galway County Council | 35 | 42 | -7 |
| Kildare County Council | 34 | 27 | +7 |
| Fingal County Council | 31 | 26 | +5 |
| Kerry County Council | 30 | 54 | -24 |
| Meath County Council | 30 | 34 | -4 |
| Donegal County Council | 29 | 33 | -4 |
| Wexford County Council | 29 | 27 | +2 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 28 | 31 | -3 |
| Tipperary County Council | 27 | 19 | +8 |
| Mayo County Council | 26 | 19 | +7 |
| Limerick County Council | 23 | 21 | +2 |
| Clare County Council | 21 | 20 | +1 |
| Wicklow County Council | 21 | 18 | +3 |
| Louth County Council | 20 | 16 | +4 |
| South Dublin County Council | 19 | 22 | -3 |
| Laois County Council | 18 | 13 | +5 |
| Roscommon County Council | 18 | 13 | +5 |
| Monaghan County Council | 17 | 6 | +11 |
| Carlow County Council | 12 | 11 | +1 |
| Cavan County Council | 12 | 23 | -11 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 12 | 19 | -7 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 10 | 19 | -9 |
| Offaly County Council | 8 | 17 | -9 |
| Westmeath County Council | 8 | 13 | -5 |
| Longford County Council | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| Cork City Council | 5 | 13 | -8 |
| Galway City Council | 5 | 9 | -4 |
| Leitrim County Council | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| Sligo County Council | 2 | 5 | -3 |
Major projects
Solar farms, wind farms, battery storage, data centres, housing schemes of 50+ homes and hotels of 40+ bedrooms.
| Kind | Lodged | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Data centres | 0 | 2 |
| Wind energy | 2 | 0 |
| Solar farms | 2 | 5 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 |
| Housing schemes | 4 | 2 |
Lodged this week
Wind energyLodged 23 Aug 2024Offaly
Wind farm grid connection works proposed at Rin, Ferbane, Co. Offaly
Battery storageLodged 23 Aug 2024Meath
50 MW battery storage plant proposed at Meath Hill and Ardagh, Co. Meath
Housing schemesLodged 23 Aug 2024Kerry
54-home scheme proposed at Banshagh, Killorglin, Co. Kerry
Housing schemesLodged 23 Aug 2024Meath
85-home scheme proposed at Townparks, Athboy, Co. Meath
Solar farmsLodged 22 Aug 2024Dublin
11.8-hectare solar farm proposed at National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh, Cappagh Road, Co. Dublin
Wind energyLodged 21 Aug 2024Clare
7-turbine wind farm proposed at Kilbane Killeagy (Ryan) Shannaknock, Co. Clare
Solar farmsLodged 21 Aug 2024Dublin
1,175.1-hectare solar farm proposed at Ronan House, Churchtown Road Upper, Co. Dublin
Housing schemesLodged 21 Aug 2024Waterford
70-home scheme proposed at Crobally Upper, Tramore, Co. Waterford
Housing schemesLodged 20 Aug 2024Limerick
89-home scheme proposed at Newtown, Castletroy, Co. Limerick
Decided this week
Data centresDecision 23 Aug 2024Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for data centre at Profile Park, New Nangor Road (R134), Co. Dublin
Solar farmsDecision 23 Aug 2024Waterford
Waterford City and County Council grants permission for 7.3-hectare solar farm at IDA Industrial Park, Old Kilmeadan Road, Co. Waterford
Housing schemesDecision 23 Aug 2024Roscommon
Roscommon County Council grants permission for 86-home scheme at Monksland, Athlone, Co. Roscommon
Solar farmsDecision 22 Aug 2024Carlow
Carlow County Council grants permission for 91.2-hectare solar farm at Grangeford Old and Friarstown, Co. Carlow
Solar farmsDecision 20 Aug 2024Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for 10.5-hectare solar farm at Cloonbannin West Mallow Co.Cork, Co. Cork
Solar farmsDecision 20 Aug 2024Tipperary
Tipperary County Council grants permission for 88.5-hectare solar farm at Kerane Fawnlough and Ballynaclough, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Solar farmsDecision 20 Aug 2024Wicklow
Wicklow County Council grants permission for 3.1-hectare solar farm at Baltinglass District Hospital, Newtownsaunders Baltinglass, Co. Wicklow
Housing schemesDecision 20 Aug 2024Cork
Cork County Council refuses permission for 95-home scheme at Knockbrogan Bandon, Co. Cork
Data centresDecision 19 Aug 2024Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for data centre at Dublin 22, Co. Dublin
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (19 August to 25 August), 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, "650 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 34, down 7% on the week before", 25 August 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w34
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w34">650 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 34, down 7% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 25 August 2024.</p>
