Weekly roundup · 30 June to 6 July 2025
829 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 27, down 3% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 829 planning applications between 30 June and 6 July 2025, compared with 852 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 80.
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 | 80 | 76 | +4 |
| Dublin City Council | 65 | 60 | +5 |
| Donegal County Council | 56 | 56 | 0 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 45 | 36 | +9 |
| Galway County Council | 43 | 48 | -5 |
| Fingal County Council | 39 | 27 | +12 |
| Meath County Council | 38 | 34 | +4 |
| Wexford County Council | 34 | 37 | -3 |
| Wicklow County Council | 32 | 24 | +8 |
| Clare County Council | 31 | 28 | +3 |
| Mayo County Council | 31 | 29 | +2 |
| Limerick County Council | 30 | 36 | -6 |
| Kerry County Council | 30 | 20 | +10 |
| Kildare County Council | 30 | 36 | -6 |
| Tipperary County Council | 29 | 36 | -7 |
| Laois County Council | 25 | 18 | +7 |
| Louth County Council | 18 | 33 | -15 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 17 | 22 | -5 |
| Monaghan County Council | 17 | 12 | +5 |
| South Dublin County Council | 17 | 26 | -9 |
| Cavan County Council | 16 | 30 | -14 |
| Roscommon County Council | 16 | 19 | -3 |
| Offaly County Council | 15 | 20 | -5 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 15 | 29 | -14 |
| Westmeath County Council | 14 | 17 | -3 |
| Galway City Council | 12 | 5 | +7 |
| Cork City Council | 11 | 12 | -1 |
| Carlow County Council | 9 | 7 | +2 |
| Leitrim County Council | 6 | 5 | +1 |
| Longford County Council | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| Sligo County Council | 3 | 8 | -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 | 2 |
| Solar farms | 1 | 3 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 |
| Housing schemes | 7 | 2 |
Lodged this week
Solar farmsLodged 6 Jul 2025Laois
2-hectare solar farm proposed at Lea/Clonanny, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Battery storageLodged 4 Jul 2025Offaly
100 MW battery storage plant proposed at Clondallow, Birr, Co. Offaly
Housing schemesLodged 4 Jul 2025Meath
96-home scheme proposed at Commons Road, Balreask Old and Duffsland, Co. Meath
Housing schemesLodged 3 Jul 2025Clare
54-home scheme proposed at Ennis, Co. Clare
Wind energyLodged 1 Jul 2025Cork
5-turbine wind farm proposed at Lahanaght Drinagh, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 1 Jul 2025Meath
54-home scheme proposed at Moathill Navan, Co. Meath
Housing schemesLodged 1 Jul 2025Meath
74-home scheme proposed at The Commons Fairyhouse Road, Ratoath, Co. Meath
Housing schemesLodged 30 Jun 2025Laois
92-home scheme proposed at Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Housing schemesLodged 30 Jun 2025Laois
74-home scheme proposed at Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Housing schemesLodged 30 Jun 2025Clare
300-home scheme proposed at Ballymacaula Drumbiggle, Keelty Circular Road, Co. Clare
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 4 Jul 2025Cavan
Cavan County Council grants permission for 10.5-hectare solar farm at Bocade Glebe, Killashandra, Co. Cavan
Solar farmsDecision 4 Jul 2025Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for 360-hectare solar farm at 15 Edenbrook Park, Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin
Housing schemesDecision 3 Jul 2025Dublin
Fingal County Council grants permission for 243-home scheme at Charlestown Place, Charlestown, Co. Dublin
Wind energyDecision 2 Jul 2025Clare
Clare County Council refuses permission for wind turbine delivery route at Kilrush, Co. Clare
Wind energyDecision 1 Jul 2025Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for wind energy development at Freffans Little, Trim, Co. Meath
Housing schemesDecision 1 Jul 2025Kildare
Kildare County Council grants permission for 61-home scheme at Oldtown, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Solar farmsDecision 30 Jun 2025Clare
Clare County Council grants permission for 36.7-hectare solar farm at Ardnacrusha, Co. Clare
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (30 June to 6 July), 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, "829 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 27, down 3% on the week before", 6 July 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w27
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w27">829 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 27, down 3% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 6 July 2025.</p>
