Weekly roundup · 30 December to 5 January 2025
132 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 1, down 48% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 132 planning applications between 30 December and 5 January 2025, compared with 252 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 29.
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 | 29 | 42 | -13 |
| Dublin City Council | 10 | 28 | -18 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 9 | 7 | +2 |
| Galway County Council | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| Meath County Council | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Tipperary County Council | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| Wexford County Council | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| Wicklow County Council | 6 | 8 | -2 |
| Fingal County Council | 5 | 9 | -4 |
| South Dublin County Council | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 5 | 11 | -6 |
| Clare County Council | 4 | 11 | -7 |
| Donegal County Council | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| Limerick County Council | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| Mayo County Council | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| Westmeath County Council | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| Cavan County Council | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Kildare County Council | 2 | 13 | -11 |
| Leitrim County Council | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Louth County Council | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Monaghan County Council | 2 | 8 | -6 |
| Offaly County Council | 2 | 9 | -7 |
| Sligo County Council | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Carlow County Council | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| Cork City Council | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| Galway City Council | 1 | 4 | -3 |
| Kerry County Council | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| Laois County Council | 1 | 4 | -3 |
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 | 2 | 0 |
| Solar farms | 1 | 0 |
Lodged this week
Wind energyLodged 3 Jan 2025Kilkenny
7-turbine wind farm with 185m turbines proposed at Acragar Ballyconra Ballycuddihy Ballyroe, Co. Kilkenny
Solar farmsLodged 3 Jan 2025Tipperary
222.2-hectare solar farm proposed at Killough, Clohoge and Graigue, Co. Tipperary
Wind energyLodged 30 Dec 2024Cork
52-turbine wind farm with 91m turbines proposed at Gneeves Wind Farm Gneeves, Co. Cork
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (30 December to 5 January), 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, "132 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 1, down 48% on the week before", 5 January 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w01
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w01">132 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 1, down 48% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 5 January 2025.</p>
