Weekly roundup · 10 March to 16 March 2025
834 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 11, unchanged on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 834 planning applications between 10 March and 16 March 2025, compared with 832 the week before. Dublin City Council was the busiest council with 100.
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 | 100 | 73 | +27 |
| Cork County Council | 70 | 94 | -24 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 48 | 44 | +4 |
| Donegal County Council | 45 | 51 | -6 |
| Kildare County Council | 44 | 41 | +3 |
| Fingal County Council | 40 | 33 | +7 |
| South Dublin County Council | 38 | 28 | +10 |
| Kerry County Council | 36 | 28 | +8 |
| Wicklow County Council | 34 | 30 | +4 |
| Wexford County Council | 32 | 22 | +10 |
| Galway County Council | 31 | 25 | +6 |
| Meath County Council | 30 | 31 | -1 |
| Tipperary County Council | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| Limerick County Council | 28 | 32 | -4 |
| Mayo County Council | 26 | 31 | -5 |
| Clare County Council | 22 | 30 | -8 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Cavan County Council | 16 | 16 | 0 |
| Louth County Council | 16 | 23 | -7 |
| Cork City Council | 15 | 8 | +7 |
| Sligo County Council | 15 | 7 | +8 |
| Offaly County Council | 15 | 12 | +3 |
| Laois County Council | 15 | 14 | +1 |
| Westmeath County Council | 14 | 25 | -11 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 12 | 30 | -18 |
| Monaghan County Council | 12 | 17 | -5 |
| Roscommon County Council | 11 | 21 | -10 |
| Galway City Council | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| Carlow County Council | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Leitrim County Council | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Longford County Council | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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 | 0 | 1 |
| Wind energy | 2 | 1 |
| Solar farms | 2 | 2 |
| Housing schemes | 5 | 5 |
| Hotels | 2 | 0 |
Lodged this week
Solar farmsLodged 14 Mar 2025Dublin
730-hectare solar farm proposed at 38A, Dodsborough Cottages, Co. Dublin
Housing schemesLodged 14 Mar 2025Kildare
66-home scheme proposed at Kildare Town, Co. Kildare
HotelsLodged 14 Mar 2025Dublin
Changes sought to permitted 228-bedroom hotel at Dublin 4, Dublin
Solar farmsLodged 13 Mar 2025Limerick
7.4-hectare solar farm proposed at St. Joseph's Hospital Campus, Mulgrave Street, Co. Limerick
Wind energyLodged 11 Mar 2025Donegal
Wind farm grid connection works proposed at CROCKAHENNY, LEAMACROSSAN HILL, Co. Donegal
Housing schemesLodged 11 Mar 2025Clare
79-home scheme proposed at Shannon Road, Sixmilebridge Ennis, Co. Clare
Housing schemesLodged 11 Mar 2025Galway
133-home scheme proposed at Cullairbaun, Athenry L3105 Road, Co. Galway
Wind energyLodged 10 Mar 2025Wexford
Wind energy development proposed at Kilcullen, Tomatee, Co. Wexford
Housing schemesLodged 10 Mar 2025Waterford
91-home scheme proposed at Killure Road, Kilcohan, Co. Waterford
Housing schemesLodged 4 Mar 2025Dublin
588-home scheme proposed at Walkinstown, Co. Dublin
HotelsLodged 28 Feb 2025Dublin
Changes sought to permitted 228-bedroom hotel at Dublin 4, Dublin
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 16 Mar 2025Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for 5 MW solar farm at Ballynacrusha Cobh, Co. Cork
Housing schemesDecision 14 Mar 2025Louth
Louth County Council grants permission for 94-home scheme at Moneymore, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Housing schemesDecision 14 Mar 2025Waterford
Waterford City and County Council grants permission for 55-home scheme at Ballybeg Drive, Ballybeg Kilbarry, Co. Waterford
Data centresDecision 12 Mar 2025Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for data centre at Wallingstown Little Island, Co. Cork
Solar farmsDecision 12 Mar 2025Louth
Louth County Council grants permission for 92.3-hectare solar farm at Kilineer Newtown Monasterboice, Silloge Balgatheran and Coolfore, Co. Louth
Wind energyDecision 10 Mar 2025Kilkenny
Kilkenny County Council refuses permission for wind turbine delivery route at Kilmagar Clara Upper Mountnugent, Co. Kilkenny
Housing schemesDecision 10 Mar 2025Dublin
Dublin City Council grants permission for 59-home scheme at Swords Road, Whitehall, Dublin
Housing schemesDecision 10 Mar 2025Louth
Louth County Council refuses permission for 194-home scheme at Hill Street/Dublin Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Housing schemesDecision 10 Mar 2025Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for 55-home scheme at The Speaker Connolly Tavern, Firhouse Road, Co. Dublin
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (10 March to 16 March), 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, "834 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 11, unchanged on the week before", 16 March 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w11
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w11">834 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 11, unchanged on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 16 March 2025.</p>
