Weekly roundup · 6 January to 12 January 2025
335 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 2, up 154% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 335 planning applications between 6 January and 12 January 2025, compared with 132 the week before. Dublin City Council was the busiest council with 49.
Applications by council
Every application received in the week, by planning authority, against the week before.
| Planning authority | This week | Previous | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin City Council | 49 | 10 | +39 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 27 | 9 | +18 |
| Fingal County Council | 19 | 5 | +14 |
| Kildare County Council | 15 | 2 | +13 |
| Meath County Council | 15 | 6 | +9 |
| Laois County Council | 14 | 1 | +13 |
| Donegal County Council | 13 | 3 | +10 |
| Galway County Council | 13 | 7 | +6 |
| South Dublin County Council | 13 | 5 | +8 |
| Wexford County Council | 13 | 6 | +7 |
| Tipperary County Council | 12 | 6 | +6 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 11 | 5 | +6 |
| Kerry County Council | 10 | 1 | +9 |
| Limerick County Council | 10 | 3 | +7 |
| Monaghan County Council | 10 | 2 | +8 |
| Cavan County Council | 9 | 2 | +7 |
| Cork County Council | 9 | 29 | -20 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| Roscommon County Council | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| Wicklow County Council | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| Clare County Council | 7 | 4 | +3 |
| Leitrim County Council | 7 | 2 | +5 |
| Mayo County Council | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Cork City Council | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Louth County Council | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Offaly County Council | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Sligo County Council | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Westmeath County Council | 4 | 3 | +1 |
| Carlow County Council | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Galway City Council | 3 | 1 | +2 |
| Longford County Council | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Major projects
Solar farms, wind farms, battery storage, data centres, housing schemes of 50+ homes and hotels of 40+ bedrooms.
| Kind | Lodged | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Solar farms | 1 | 1 |
| Housing schemes | 2 | 1 |
| Hotels | 1 | 0 |
Lodged this week
Solar farmsLodged 9 Jan 2025Laois
11.9-hectare solar farm proposed at Ballymacken, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Housing schemesLodged 7 Jan 2025Wicklow
99-home scheme proposed at Ballybeg, Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
Housing schemesLodged 6 Jan 2025Kildare
133-home scheme proposed at Kilcock, Co. Kildare
HotelsLodged 20 Dec 2024Dublin
100-bedroom hotel proposed at 49-51, Pleasants Street, Dublin
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 10 Jan 2025Galway
Galway County Council grants permission for 41.8-hectare solar farm at Cloonascragh, Tuam, Co. Galway
Housing schemesDecision 7 Jan 2025Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for 502-home scheme at Dublin 24, Co. Dublin
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (6 January to 12 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, "335 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 2, up 154% on the week before", 12 January 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w02
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w02">335 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 2, up 154% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 12 January 2025.</p>
