Weekly roundup · 2 December to 8 December 2024
800 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 49, down 2% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 800 planning applications between 2 December and 8 December 2024, compared with 815 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 72.
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 | 72 | 71 | +1 |
| Dublin City Council | 59 | 69 | -10 |
| Donegal County Council | 58 | 57 | +1 |
| Kildare County Council | 47 | 34 | +13 |
| Galway County Council | 45 | 42 | +3 |
| Tipperary County Council | 42 | 19 | +23 |
| Limerick County Council | 39 | 32 | +7 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 38 | 31 | +7 |
| Wexford County Council | 36 | 35 | +1 |
| Fingal County Council | 34 | 37 | -3 |
| Meath County Council | 31 | 35 | -4 |
| Clare County Council | 26 | 34 | -8 |
| Kerry County Council | 25 | 33 | -8 |
| Laois County Council | 24 | 18 | +6 |
| Wicklow County Council | 24 | 26 | -2 |
| Louth County Council | 23 | 30 | -7 |
| Offaly County Council | 22 | 10 | +12 |
| Mayo County Council | 22 | 28 | -6 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 18 | 24 | -6 |
| South Dublin County Council | 18 | 29 | -11 |
| Cork City Council | 15 | 14 | +1 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 15 | 23 | -8 |
| Sligo County Council | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Carlow County Council | 13 | 9 | +4 |
| Roscommon County Council | 10 | 6 | +4 |
| Cavan County Council | 9 | 12 | -3 |
| Westmeath County Council | 7 | 12 | -5 |
| Monaghan County Council | 7 | 13 | -6 |
| Galway City Council | 3 | 10 | -7 |
| Leitrim County Council | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Longford County Council | 2 | 6 | -4 |
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 | 1 |
| Solar farms | 2 | 4 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 1 |
| Housing schemes | 10 | 5 |
| Hotels | 0 | 1 |
Lodged this week
Housing schemesLodged 6 Dec 2024Clare
67-home scheme proposed at Former Shannon Shamrock Hotel, Bunratty, Co. Clare
Housing schemesLodged 6 Dec 2024Galway
60-home scheme proposed at Athenry, Co. Galway
Housing schemesLodged 6 Dec 2024Louth
72-home scheme proposed at Congress Avenue, Lagavooren, Co. Louth
Housing schemesLodged 6 Dec 2024Wicklow
53-home scheme proposed at Mount Usher View, Main Street, Co. Wicklow
Solar farmsLodged 5 Dec 2024Cork
Solar farm proposed at Cloonygorman Bantry, Co. Cork
Solar farmsLodged 5 Dec 2024Cork
13.8 MW solar farm proposed at Berrings Near Berrings, Co. Cork
Battery storageLodged 5 Dec 2024Wexford
Battery energy storage plant proposed at Lodgewood, Ferns, Co. Wexford
Housing schemesLodged 5 Dec 2024Monaghan
51-home scheme proposed at Drumconrath Road, Magheross, Co. Monaghan
Wind energyLodged 4 Dec 2024Louth
5-turbine wind farm proposed at C, Co. Louth
Housing schemesLodged 4 Dec 2024Dublin
118-home scheme proposed at Rear of 351, Harold's Cross Road, Dublin
Housing schemesLodged 3 Dec 2024Cork
57-home scheme proposed at Former St Josephs Convent, Model Farm Road, Cork city
Housing schemesLodged 3 Dec 2024Roscommon
99-home scheme proposed at Monksland, Athlone, Co. Roscommon
Housing schemesLodged 2 Dec 2024Wicklow
88-home scheme proposed at Ballybeg, Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
Housing schemesLodged 2 Dec 2024Wicklow
53-home scheme proposed at Mount Usher View, Main Street, Co. Wicklow
Decided this week
Housing schemesDecision 6 Dec 2024Kildare
Kildare County Council grants permission for 91-home scheme at Tomard, Athy, Co. Kildare
Wind energyDecision 5 Dec 2024Tipperary
Tipperary County Council grants permission for wind farm grid connection works at Knockcurraghbola Commons, Upperchurch, Co. Tipperary
Solar farmsDecision 5 Dec 2024Kildare
Kildare County Council grants permission for 4.5 MW solar farm at Brownstown, Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 5 Dec 2024Kerry
Kerry County Council grants permission for 54-home scheme at Banshagh, Killorglin, Co. Kerry
Battery storageDecision 4 Dec 2024Tipperary
Tipperary County Council grants permission for battery energy storage plant at Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Housing schemesDecision 4 Dec 2024Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for 172-home scheme at Courtstown Little Island, Co. Cork
Housing schemesDecision 4 Dec 2024Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 510-home scheme at Baltrasna and Milltown, Ashbourne, Co. Meath
HotelsDecision 4 Dec 2024Dublin
Dublin City Council refuses permission for 100-bedroom hotel at Nos, 46, Dublin
Solar farmsDecision 3 Dec 2024Dublin
Dublin City Council grants permission for 1,020-hectare solar farm at 9 Church Street, Finglas, Dublin
Solar farmsDecision 2 Dec 2024Louth
Louth County Council grants permission for 14.3-hectare solar farm at Readypenny Dundalk, Co. Louth
Housing schemesDecision 2 Dec 2024Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for 252-home scheme at Dublin 24, Co. Dublin
Solar farmsDecision 2 Dec 2024Westmeath
Westmeath County Council grants permission for 9.7-hectare solar farm at Dublin Road, Petitswood, Co. Westmeath
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (2 December to 8 December), 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, "800 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 49, down 2% on the week before", 8 December 2024. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w49
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2024-w49">800 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 49, down 2% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 8 December 2024.</p>
