Weekly roundup · 28 April to 4 May 2025
796 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 18, up 15% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 796 planning applications between 28 April and 4 May 2025, compared with 691 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 69.
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 | 69 | 70 | -1 |
| Donegal County Council | 52 | 46 | +6 |
| Dublin City Council | 46 | 30 | +16 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 45 | 34 | +11 |
| Galway County Council | 42 | 38 | +4 |
| Fingal County Council | 41 | 37 | +4 |
| Mayo County Council | 40 | 15 | +25 |
| Wexford County Council | 37 | 23 | +14 |
| Meath County Council | 33 | 26 | +7 |
| Kerry County Council | 32 | 34 | -2 |
| Kildare County Council | 30 | 26 | +4 |
| Limerick County Council | 29 | 34 | -5 |
| Tipperary County Council | 29 | 26 | +3 |
| Clare County Council | 29 | 33 | -4 |
| South Dublin County Council | 25 | 20 | +5 |
| Louth County Council | 23 | 16 | +7 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 21 | 16 | +5 |
| Wicklow County Council | 21 | 23 | -2 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 19 | 20 | -1 |
| Offaly County Council | 17 | 15 | +2 |
| Laois County Council | 17 | 24 | -7 |
| Roscommon County Council | 16 | 8 | +8 |
| Cork City Council | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| Cavan County Council | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| Sligo County Council | 13 | 5 | +8 |
| Westmeath County Council | 11 | 13 | -2 |
| Monaghan County Council | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| Leitrim County Council | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Carlow County Council | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Longford County Council | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Galway City Council | 4 | 3 | +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 | 1 | 1 |
| Solar farms | 2 | 3 |
| Housing schemes | 8 | 6 |
Lodged this week
Housing schemesLodged 2 May 2025Galway
58-home scheme proposed at Breanloughaun, Briarhill, Co. Galway
Housing schemesLodged 2 May 2025Limerick
74-home scheme proposed at Rivers, Annacotty, Co. Limerick
Wind energyLodged 1 May 2025Offaly
4-turbine wind farm with 180m turbines proposed at Clonarrow or Riverlyons, Killoneen, Co. Offaly
Solar farmsLodged 1 May 2025Tipperary
2.1-hectare solar farm proposed at Newport College, Black Road Newport, Co. Tipperary
Housing schemesLodged 1 May 2025Kildare
50-home scheme proposed at Clonmullen & Gallowshill, Geraldine Road, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesLodged 1 May 2025Kildare
86-home scheme proposed at Clonmullen and Gallowshill, Geraldine Road, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesLodged 29 Apr 2025Laois
97-home scheme proposed at Bishopswood Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Housing schemesLodged 29 Apr 2025Laois
74-home scheme proposed at N80 Mountmellick Road Maryborough, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Housing schemesLodged 29 Apr 2025Waterford
58-home scheme proposed at Ballybeg Drive, Ballybeg Kilbarry, Co. Waterford
Housing schemesLodged 29 Apr 2025Wexford
98-home scheme proposed at Ballyboggan, Wexford Rural, Co. Wexford
Solar farmsLodged 28 Apr 2025Clare
3.3-hectare solar farm proposed at Chemifloc Ltd. (Shannon), Block D12, Co. Clare
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 2 May 2025Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 40.1-hectare solar farm at Clonymeath and Arodstown, Summerhill, Co. Meath
Housing schemesDecision 2 May 2025Galway
Galway County Council grants permission for 133-home scheme at Cullairbaun, Athenry L3105 Road, Co. Galway
Wind energyDecision 1 May 2025Donegal
Donegal County Council grants permission for wind farm grid connection works at CROCKAHENNY, LEAMACROSSAN HILL, Co. Donegal
Housing schemesDecision 1 May 2025Clare
Clare County Council grants permission for 101-home scheme at Knockballynameath, Athlunkard, Co. Clare
Housing schemesDecision 1 May 2025Donegal
Donegal County Council grants permission for 56-home scheme at RAILWAY ROAD, DRUMROOSKE MIDDLE, Co. Donegal
Housing schemesDecision 1 May 2025Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 85-home scheme at Townparks, Athboy, Co. Meath
Solar farmsDecision 30 Apr 2025Clare
Clare County Council grants permission for 3.9-hectare solar farm at Modular Authomation Ireland Ltd., Smithstown Industrial Estate, Co. Clare
Housing schemesDecision 29 Apr 2025Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for 63-home scheme at Castlewidenham Castletownroche Co.Cork, Co. Cork
Housing schemesDecision 29 Apr 2025Kildare
Kildare County Council refuses permission for 58-home scheme at Sallins Road, Oldtown Demesne, Co. Kildare
Solar farmsDecision 28 Apr 2025Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for 2.7-hectare solar farm at Unit R, Jordanstown Road, Co. Dublin
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (28 April to 4 May), 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, "796 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 18, up 15% on the week before", 4 May 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w18
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w18">796 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 18, up 15% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 4 May 2025.</p>
