Weekly roundup · 1 September to 7 September 2025
789 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 36, up 3% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 789 planning applications between 1 September and 7 September 2025, compared with 767 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 84.
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 | 84 | 55 | +29 |
| Dublin City Council | 62 | 41 | +21 |
| Wicklow County Council | 44 | 29 | +15 |
| Donegal County Council | 39 | 44 | -5 |
| Galway County Council | 37 | 50 | -13 |
| Kildare County Council | 37 | 41 | -4 |
| Fingal County Council | 34 | 25 | +9 |
| Wexford County Council | 31 | 30 | +1 |
| Tipperary County Council | 31 | 39 | -8 |
| South Dublin County Council | 30 | 13 | +17 |
| Meath County Council | 29 | 35 | -6 |
| Laois County Council | 29 | 30 | -1 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 28 | 39 | -11 |
| Limerick County Council | 26 | 32 | -6 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 25 | 19 | +6 |
| Louth County Council | 25 | 12 | +13 |
| Kerry County Council | 25 | 34 | -9 |
| Mayo County Council | 25 | 30 | -5 |
| Cavan County Council | 23 | 26 | -3 |
| Clare County Council | 21 | 24 | -3 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 21 | 23 | -2 |
| Monaghan County Council | 17 | 12 | +5 |
| Westmeath County Council | 15 | 13 | +2 |
| Carlow County Council | 13 | 14 | -1 |
| Offaly County Council | 10 | 18 | -8 |
| Roscommon County Council | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Sligo County Council | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| Galway City Council | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| Leitrim County Council | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| Longford County Council | 2 | 10 | -8 |
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 | 2 |
| Solar farms | 1 | 1 |
| Battery storage | 0 | 1 |
| Housing schemes | 8 | 4 |
| Hotels | 2 | 0 |
Lodged this week
Housing schemesLodged 5 Sept 2025Dublin
416-home scheme proposed at A Site part of, Dublin
Housing schemesLodged 5 Sept 2025Meath
249-home scheme proposed at Oldbridge Drogheda, Co. Meath
Housing schemesLodged 4 Sept 2025Tipperary
75-home scheme proposed at Parklands Estate Glenconnor Td, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Housing schemesLodged 3 Sept 2025Cork
50-home scheme proposed at Brookdale Road (L3207) Boulaling, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 3 Sept 2025Cork
302-home scheme proposed at Ballynamona (Townland), Dublin Road, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 3 Sept 2025Kilkenny
98-home scheme proposed at Abbeygate, Ferrybank, Co. Kilkenny
Wind energyLodged 2 Sept 2025Kerry
Wind energy development proposed at Coom, Knockatee, Co. Kerry
Housing schemesLodged 2 Sept 2025Dublin
416-home scheme proposed at Dublin 12, Dublin
HotelsLodged 2 Sept 2025Dublin
149-bedroom hotel proposed at Dublin 7, Dublin
Housing schemesLodged 1 Sept 2025Dublin
416-home scheme proposed at Dublin 12, Dublin
HotelsLodged 28 Aug 2025Dublin
149-bedroom hotel proposed at Dublin 7, Dublin
Solar farmsLodged 15 Aug 2025Dublin
94.4-hectare solar farm proposed at UNIT 3008, Lake Drive, Co. Dublin
Wind energyLodged 13 Aug 2025Dublin
Wind energy development proposed at 61, Birch Avenue, Co. Dublin
Decided this week
Housing schemesDecision 5 Sept 2025Tipperary
Tipperary County Council grants permission for 52-home scheme at Brittas Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Housing schemesDecision 4 Sept 2025Westmeath
Westmeath County Council grants permission for 94-home scheme at Lissywollen, Kilnafaddoge & Retreat Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Housing schemesDecision 3 Sept 2025Dublin
South Dublin County Council refuses permission for 100-home scheme at Mortons, The Firhouse Inn, Co. Dublin
Wind energyDecision 2 Sept 2025Kilkenny
Kilkenny County Council refuses permission for wind turbine delivery route at Moatpark, Co. Kilkenny
Wind energyDecision 2 Sept 2025Laois
Laois County Council refuses permission for wind turbine delivery route at Tinwear Archerstown and Durrow, Co. Laois
Housing schemesDecision 2 Sept 2025Waterford
Waterford City and County Council refuses permission for 126-home scheme at Kilrush, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Solar farmsDecision 1 Sept 2025Cork
Cork County Council refuses permission for 179-hectare solar farm at Ballysallagh Dundullerick East, Dundullerick West Rathcobane Co.Cork, Co. Cork
Battery storageDecision 1 Sept 2025Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for battery energy storage plant at Site adjacent to and, Co. Meath
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (1 September to 7 September), 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, "789 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 36, up 3% on the week before", 7 September 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w36
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w36">789 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 36, up 3% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 7 September 2025.</p>
