Weekly roundup · 21 July to 27 July 2025
745 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 30, down 7% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 745 planning applications between 21 July and 27 July 2025, compared with 804 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 71.
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 | 71 | 66 | +5 |
| Donegal County Council | 50 | 51 | -1 |
| Dublin City Council | 49 | 42 | +7 |
| Galway County Council | 39 | 43 | -4 |
| Kildare County Council | 34 | 30 | +4 |
| Meath County Council | 33 | 33 | 0 |
| Fingal County Council | 32 | 39 | -7 |
| Wicklow County Council | 32 | 34 | -2 |
| Wexford County Council | 30 | 24 | +6 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 30 | 20 | +10 |
| Tipperary County Council | 30 | 39 | -9 |
| Kerry County Council | 30 | 27 | +3 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 29 | 36 | -7 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 29 | 16 | +13 |
| Mayo County Council | 29 | 36 | -7 |
| Limerick County Council | 23 | 26 | -3 |
| Louth County Council | 23 | 29 | -6 |
| Clare County Council | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Laois County Council | 18 | 27 | -9 |
| South Dublin County Council | 18 | 27 | -9 |
| Cavan County Council | 13 | 28 | -15 |
| Monaghan County Council | 12 | 12 | 0 |
| Roscommon County Council | 12 | 19 | -7 |
| Sligo County Council | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| Offaly County Council | 11 | 19 | -8 |
| Westmeath County Council | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Cork City Council | 9 | 8 | +1 |
| Carlow County Council | 7 | 9 | -2 |
| Galway City Council | 3 | 10 | -7 |
| Longford County Council | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| Leitrim County Council | 3 | 6 | -3 |
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 | 3 | 2 |
| Housing schemes | 7 | 2 |
Lodged this week
Solar farmsLodged 26 Jul 2025Dublin
1,290-hectare solar farm proposed at 3 Grand Canal Quay, Dublin 2, Dublin
Housing schemesLodged 25 Jul 2025Meath
62-home scheme proposed at Old Mill Hotel Site, Julianstown, Co. Meath
Housing schemesLodged 25 Jul 2025Kildare
99-home scheme proposed at Sallins Link Road, Osberstown, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesLodged 24 Jul 2025Cork
98-home scheme proposed at Carrignafoy Cobh, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 24 Jul 2025Kerry
245-home scheme proposed at Clash Road, Muing East (Townland), Co. Kerry
Solar farmsLodged 23 Jul 2025Clare
1 MW solar farm proposed at Lismeehan, O'Callaghan's Mills, Co. Clare
Housing schemesLodged 23 Jul 2025Wexford
85-home scheme proposed at Coolballow, Wexford Rural, Co. Wexford
Solar farmsLodged 22 Jul 2025Cavan
1.2-hectare solar farm proposed at Cornashesk, Virginia, Co. Cavan
Housing schemesLodged 22 Jul 2025Waterford
86-home scheme proposed at Airfield Point, Coxtown East Dunmore, Co. Waterford
Wind energyLodged 21 Jul 2025Galway
11-turbine wind farm with 150m turbines proposed at Moycullen, Co. Galway
Housing schemesLodged 21 Jul 2025Wicklow
87-home scheme proposed at Broomhall Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
Decided this week
Housing schemesDecision 25 Jul 2025Dublin
Dublin City Council refuses permission for 65-home scheme at Dublin 8, Dublin
Solar farmsDecision 24 Jul 2025Carlow
Carlow County Council refuses permission for 132.2-hectare solar farm at lands including Straboe and, Co. Carlow
Solar farmsDecision 23 Jul 2025Cork
Cork County Council refuses permission for 161-hectare solar farm at Aglish, Currahaly, Co. Cork
Housing schemesDecision 23 Jul 2025Dublin
South Dublin County Council refuses permission for 655-home scheme at Boherboy, Saggart Road, Co. Dublin
Wind energyDecision 21 Jul 2025Mayo
Mayo County Council grants permission for wind energy development at Shavodinnaun, -, Co. Mayo
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (21 July to 27 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, "745 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 30, down 7% on the week before", 27 July 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w30
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w30">745 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 30, down 7% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 27 July 2025.</p>
