Weekly roundup · 19 May to 25 May 2025
830 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 21, unchanged on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 830 planning applications between 19 May and 25 May 2025, compared with 827 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 62.
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 | 62 | 72 | -10 |
| Dublin City Council | 60 | 56 | +4 |
| Galway County Council | 42 | 46 | -4 |
| Donegal County Council | 42 | 60 | -18 |
| Kildare County Council | 42 | 32 | +10 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 41 | 42 | -1 |
| Meath County Council | 37 | 28 | +9 |
| Tipperary County Council | 35 | 43 | -8 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 34 | 27 | +7 |
| Wicklow County Council | 34 | 27 | +7 |
| Mayo County Council | 34 | 24 | +10 |
| Fingal County Council | 32 | 38 | -6 |
| Wexford County Council | 30 | 35 | -5 |
| Clare County Council | 29 | 30 | -1 |
| Limerick County Council | 27 | 32 | -5 |
| Kerry County Council | 27 | 28 | -1 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 26 | 24 | +2 |
| Louth County Council | 22 | 20 | +2 |
| Laois County Council | 19 | 21 | -2 |
| Sligo County Council | 18 | 10 | +8 |
| Offaly County Council | 18 | 13 | +5 |
| South Dublin County Council | 17 | 26 | -9 |
| Cavan County Council | 16 | 12 | +4 |
| Roscommon County Council | 15 | 12 | +3 |
| Carlow County Council | 13 | 8 | +5 |
| Monaghan County Council | 13 | 10 | +3 |
| Cork City Council | 11 | 9 | +2 |
| Galway City Council | 11 | 7 | +4 |
| Westmeath County Council | 11 | 15 | -4 |
| Leitrim County Council | 7 | 10 | -3 |
| Longford County Council | 5 | 10 | -5 |
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 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 |
| Housing schemes | 3 | 4 |
Lodged this week
Wind energyLodged 23 May 2025Offaly
4-turbine wind farm proposed at Clonarrow or Riverlyons, Killoneen, Co. Offaly
Battery storageLodged 23 May 2025Sligo
Battery energy storage plant proposed at Old Dublin Road, Carrickhenry, Co. Sligo
Housing schemesLodged 23 May 2025Wicklow
Changes sought to permitted 666-home scheme at Kilbride, Arklow, Co. Wicklow
Solar farmsLodged 22 May 2025Carlow
57-hectare solar farm proposed at in, Co. Carlow
Housing schemesLodged 21 May 2025Kildare
88-home scheme proposed at Oak Church, Bishopsland Kildare, Co. Kildare
Solar farmsLodged 20 May 2025Kerry
3.3-hectare solar farm proposed at TILLOTSON IRELAND, CLASH INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, Co. Kerry
Housing schemesLodged 19 May 2025Galway
168-home scheme proposed at Bóthar an Chóiste, Castlegar and Ballinfoil, Galway city
Decided this week
Housing schemesDecision 23 May 2025Louth
Louth County Council grants permission for 96-home scheme at Ballymakenny Road, Yellowbatter, Co. Louth
Wind energyDecision 22 May 2025Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for 9-turbine wind farm with 175m turbines at Polnareagha, Ardskeagh, Co. Cork
Solar farmsDecision 22 May 2025Kildare
Kildare County Council grants permission for 4.5-hectare solar farm at Great Connell, Newbridge, Co. Kildare
Solar farmsDecision 22 May 2025Kildare
Kildare County Council refuses permission for 180-hectare solar farm at Cowanstown Kealstown Bryanstown Dowdstown, Donaghstown Posseckstown Taghadoe Toolestown, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 20 May 2025Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for 54-home scheme at Castle Heights Kilmoney Carrigaline, Co. Cork
Housing schemesDecision 20 May 2025Dublin
Dublin City Council grants permission for 53-home scheme at Crumlin Delivery Service Unit, 11, Dublin
Housing schemesDecision 20 May 2025Kildare
Kildare County Council grants permission for 180-home scheme at New Abbey Road, Nicholastown, Co. Kildare
Solar farmsDecision 19 May 2025Cork
Cork City Council grants permission for 1.7 MW solar farm at Cork Airport, Located on Kinsale Road, Cork city
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (19 May to 25 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, "830 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 21, unchanged on the week before", 25 May 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w21
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w21">830 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 21, unchanged on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 25 May 2025.</p>
