Weekly roundup · 28 October to 3 November 2024
611 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 44, down 29% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 611 planning applications between 28 October and 3 November 2024, compared with 861 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 50.
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 | 50 | 78 | -28 |
| Dublin City Council | 37 | 74 | -37 |
| Donegal County Council | 36 | 63 | -27 |
| Wexford County Council | 36 | 28 | +8 |
| Kildare County Council | 35 | 55 | -20 |
| Galway County Council | 34 | 57 | -23 |
| Fingal County Council | 30 | 36 | -6 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 27 | 33 | -6 |
| Kerry County Council | 27 | 25 | +2 |
| Meath County Council | 23 | 42 | -19 |
| South Dublin County Council | 23 | 25 | -2 |
| Wicklow County Council | 23 | 28 | -5 |
| Limerick County Council | 22 | 27 | -5 |
| Clare County Council | 21 | 30 | -9 |
| Tipperary County Council | 18 | 25 | -7 |
| Louth County Council | 17 | 31 | -14 |
| Cavan County Council | 16 | 31 | -15 |
| Cork City Council | 13 | 19 | -6 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 13 | 12 | +1 |
| Westmeath County Council | 13 | 8 | +5 |
| Laois County Council | 12 | 15 | -3 |
| Offaly County Council | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| Roscommon County Council | 12 | 14 | -2 |
| Mayo County Council | 11 | 20 | -9 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 10 | 19 | -9 |
| Carlow County Council | 9 | 8 | +1 |
| Leitrim County Council | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| Sligo County Council | 8 | 14 | -6 |
| Longford County Council | 7 | 9 | -2 |
| Monaghan County Council | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| Galway City Council | 2 | 9 | -7 |
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 | 1 | 0 |
| Wind energy | 2 | 1 |
| Solar farms | 3 | 1 |
| Housing schemes | 1 | 2 |
Lodged this week
Solar farmsLodged 1 Nov 2024Kildare
173.3-hectare solar farm proposed at Cadamstown Ballina, Clonuff and Garrisker, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesLodged 1 Nov 2024Wexford
103-home scheme proposed at Coolcots, Wexford Rural, Co. Wexford
Wind energyLodged 31 Oct 2024Leitrim
Changes sought to permitted 4-turbine wind farm at Tullinloughan LackaghTullynamoyle and Gowlaun, Tullynamoyle, Co. Leitrim
Data centresLodged 30 Oct 2024Dublin
Data centre proposed at Microsoft DUB Campus, Grange Castle Business Park, Co. Dublin
Solar farmsLodged 30 Oct 2024Dublin
343.3-hectare solar farm proposed at 15 Royal Terrace East, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
Solar farmsLodged 30 Oct 2024Limerick
3.8-hectare solar farm proposed at St. Alphonsus' Monastery, South Circular Road, Co. Limerick
Wind energyLodged 29 Oct 2024Wexford
Wind energy development proposed at Newtown (ED Cahore)/Templederry/Ballywater Lower/Oldtown/Ballinoulart/Cullentra, Cahore, Co. Wexford
Decided this week
Wind energyDecision 30 Oct 2024Tipperary
Tipperary County Council grants permission for wind energy development at Hollyford, Co. Tipperary
Housing schemesDecision 30 Oct 2024Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for 98-home scheme at Carrignafoy Cobh, Co. Cork
Solar farmsDecision 29 Oct 2024Mayo
Mayo County Council grants permission for solar farm at Clare, Claremorris, Co. Mayo
Housing schemesDecision 29 Oct 2024Wicklow
Wicklow County Council grants permission for 99-home scheme at Upper Main Street, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (28 October to 3 November), 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, "611 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 44, down 29% on the week before", 3 November 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w44
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w44">611 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 44, down 29% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 3 November 2024.</p>
