Weekly roundup · 17 March to 23 March 2025
713 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 12, down 15% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 713 planning applications between 17 March and 23 March 2025, compared with 834 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 57.
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 | 57 | 70 | -13 |
| Donegal County Council | 51 | 45 | +6 |
| Dublin City Council | 51 | 100 | -49 |
| Fingal County Council | 38 | 40 | -2 |
| Galway County Council | 35 | 31 | +4 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 34 | 48 | -14 |
| Meath County Council | 32 | 30 | +2 |
| Kerry County Council | 31 | 36 | -5 |
| Mayo County Council | 27 | 26 | +1 |
| Tipperary County Council | 26 | 29 | -3 |
| Limerick County Council | 25 | 28 | -3 |
| Kildare County Council | 23 | 44 | -21 |
| South Dublin County Council | 23 | 38 | -15 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 21 | 12 | +9 |
| Wicklow County Council | 21 | 34 | -13 |
| Wexford County Council | 20 | 32 | -12 |
| Louth County Council | 20 | 16 | +4 |
| Clare County Council | 20 | 22 | -2 |
| Laois County Council | 18 | 15 | +3 |
| Cavan County Council | 17 | 16 | +1 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 16 | 18 | -2 |
| Offaly County Council | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Roscommon County Council | 15 | 11 | +4 |
| Westmeath County Council | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Sligo County Council | 13 | 15 | -2 |
| Monaghan County Council | 13 | 12 | +1 |
| Carlow County Council | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| Cork City Council | 8 | 15 | -7 |
| Galway City Council | 8 | 6 | +2 |
| Leitrim County Council | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| Longford County Council | 3 | 4 | -1 |
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 | 4 | 2 |
| Housing schemes | 4 | 2 |
| Hotels | 1 | 0 |
Lodged this week
Wind energyLodged 21 Mar 2025Cork
Wind farm grid connection works proposed at tSeithe Bheag (Shehy Beg), Co. Cork
Solar farmsLodged 21 Mar 2025Dublin
160-hectare solar farm proposed at 181, Mount Prospect Avenue, Dublin
HotelsLodged 21 Mar 2025Dublin
113-bedroom hotel proposed at 15-16 Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2 . D02AV91, Dublin
Solar farmsLodged 20 Mar 2025Carlow
1-hectare solar farm proposed at Adjacent to the Royal, Co. Carlow
Solar farmsLodged 20 Mar 2025Kildare
35 MW solar farm proposed at Kilglass, Co. Kildare
Solar farmsLodged 20 Mar 2025Offaly
137-hectare solar farm proposed at Srah Wood and Greenhills, Rhode, Co. Offaly
Housing schemesLodged 20 Mar 2025Carlow
83-home scheme proposed at Chapelstown, Co. Carlow
Housing schemesLodged 20 Mar 2025Carlow
83-home scheme proposed at Chapelstown, Co. Carlow
Wind energyLodged 19 Mar 2025Wexford
Wind energy development proposed at Kilcullen/Tomatee/Sroughmore/Knockduff (Ballindaggin)/Ballynelahillan/Carranroe, Ballindaggan/ Castledockrell, Co. Wexford
Housing schemesLodged 18 Mar 2025Limerick
Changes sought to permitted 92-home scheme at Knockhill, Ennis Road, Co. Limerick
Housing schemesLodged 18 Mar 2025Louth
84-home scheme proposed at Dundalk Road, Mountaintown, Co. Louth
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 21 Mar 2025Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 1.5-hectare solar farm at Ballymacarney, The Ward, Co. Meath
Housing schemesDecision 21 Mar 2025Laois
Laois County Council grants permission for 51-home scheme at The Rookery Tullyroe, Ballacolla Road (R433), Co. Laois
Housing schemesDecision 21 Mar 2025Wicklow
Wicklow County Council refuses permission for 61-home scheme at Kilcoole, Co. Wicklow
Solar farmsDecision 19 Mar 2025Tipperary
Tipperary County Council grants permission for 129-hectare solar farm at Boscabell Garranmore Newark, Fussough and Dually, Co. Tipperary
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (17 March to 23 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, "713 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 12, down 15% on the week before", 23 March 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w12
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w12">713 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 12, down 15% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 23 March 2025.</p>
