Weekly roundup · 3 February to 9 February 2025
578 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 6, down 18% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 578 planning applications between 3 February and 9 February 2025, compared with 706 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 63.
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 | 63 | 66 | -3 |
| Dublin City Council | 49 | 58 | -9 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 36 | 39 | -3 |
| Donegal County Council | 33 | 41 | -8 |
| Limerick County Council | 32 | 27 | +5 |
| Galway County Council | 31 | 34 | -3 |
| Wexford County Council | 28 | 36 | -8 |
| Kildare County Council | 26 | 39 | -13 |
| Tipperary County Council | 25 | 19 | +6 |
| Fingal County Council | 23 | 31 | -8 |
| Meath County Council | 22 | 29 | -7 |
| Kerry County Council | 19 | 30 | -11 |
| Laois County Council | 19 | 11 | +8 |
| South Dublin County Council | 17 | 23 | -6 |
| Louth County Council | 16 | 13 | +3 |
| Mayo County Council | 16 | 31 | -15 |
| Wicklow County Council | 16 | 28 | -12 |
| Sligo County Council | 13 | 12 | +1 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 13 | 17 | -4 |
| Clare County Council | 12 | 21 | -9 |
| Cavan County Council | 10 | 6 | +4 |
| Galway City Council | 9 | 7 | +2 |
| Roscommon County Council | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| Westmeath County Council | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 7 | 15 | -8 |
| Monaghan County Council | 7 | 15 | -8 |
| Offaly County Council | 6 | 11 | -5 |
| Carlow County Council | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Cork City Council | 5 | 16 | -11 |
| Leitrim County Council | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Longford County Council | 2 | 4 | -2 |
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 | 0 | 1 |
| Solar farms | 1 | 4 |
| Battery storage | 2 | 0 |
| Housing schemes | 2 | 3 |
Lodged this week
Battery storageLodged 7 Feb 2025Cork
Battery energy storage plant proposed at Ballynanelagh Knockraha, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 6 Feb 2025Cork
362-home scheme proposed at Mountain Road Kilmoney Carrigaline, Co. Cork
Battery storageLodged 5 Feb 2025Sligo
Battery energy storage plant proposed at Ballysumaghan, Srananagh, Co. Sligo
Housing schemesLodged 4 Feb 2025Limerick
Changes sought to permitted 92-home scheme at Knockhill, Ennis Road, Co. Limerick
Solar farmsLodged 31 Jan 2025Dublin
20.6-hectare solar farm proposed at Astellas Ireland Co Ltd., Damastown Industrial Park, Co. Dublin
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 7 Feb 2025Donegal
Donegal County Council grants permission for 5.7-hectare solar farm at LORETO COMMUNITY SCHOOL, CONVENT ROAD, Co. Donegal
Wind energyDecision 6 Feb 2025Tipperary
Tipperary County Council grants permission for wind turbine delivery route at R691 and L2107 in, Co. Tipperary
Solar farmsDecision 6 Feb 2025Kildare
Kildare County Council refuses permission for 105 MW solar farm at Naas, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 6 Feb 2025Louth
Louth County Council refuses permission for 72-home scheme at Congress Avenue, Lagavooren, Co. Louth
Housing schemesDecision 6 Feb 2025Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 76-home scheme at Station Road, Dunboyne, Co. Meath
Solar farmsDecision 5 Feb 2025Cork
Cork County Council refuses permission for solar farm at Cloonygorman Bantry, Co. Cork
Housing schemesDecision 5 Feb 2025Cork
Cork City Council grants permission for 57-home scheme at Former St Josephs Convent, Model Farm Road, Cork city
Solar farmsDecision 4 Feb 2025Kildare
Kildare County Council refuses permission for 56 MW solar farm at Mulgeeth and Mucklon, Co. Kildare
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (3 February to 9 February), 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, "578 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 6, down 18% on the week before", 9 February 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w06
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w06">578 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 6, down 18% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 9 February 2025.</p>
