Weekly roundup · 22 September to 28 September 2025
741 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 39, down 9% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 741 planning applications between 22 September and 28 September 2025, compared with 817 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 59.
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 | 59 | 81 | -22 |
| Dublin City Council | 56 | 57 | -1 |
| Donegal County Council | 48 | 63 | -15 |
| Galway County Council | 47 | 37 | +10 |
| Fingal County Council | 44 | 29 | +15 |
| Meath County Council | 36 | 29 | +7 |
| Wicklow County Council | 33 | 25 | +8 |
| Tipperary County Council | 32 | 40 | -8 |
| Kerry County Council | 30 | 19 | +11 |
| Mayo County Council | 29 | 39 | -10 |
| Wexford County Council | 27 | 38 | -11 |
| Kildare County Council | 27 | 21 | +6 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 26 | 46 | -20 |
| Limerick County Council | 26 | 28 | -2 |
| Clare County Council | 23 | 21 | +2 |
| Westmeath County Council | 22 | 9 | +13 |
| Cavan County Council | 20 | 10 | +10 |
| Laois County Council | 19 | 24 | -5 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 19 | 21 | -2 |
| South Dublin County Council | 19 | 33 | -14 |
| Louth County Council | 18 | 17 | +1 |
| Offaly County Council | 14 | 20 | -6 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 13 | 40 | -27 |
| Longford County Council | 11 | 10 | +1 |
| Carlow County Council | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| Monaghan County Council | 9 | 14 | -5 |
| Sligo County Council | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Roscommon County Council | 8 | 15 | -7 |
| Galway City Council | 6 | 11 | -5 |
| Leitrim County Council | 3 | 2 | +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 | 2 | 1 |
| Solar farms | 10 | 2 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 |
| Housing schemes | 3 | 2 |
Lodged this week
Solar farmsLodged 26 Sept 2025Kerry
152.6-hectare solar farm proposed at Lacka More Parkmore Lissireen, Co. Kerry
Solar farmsLodged 25 Sept 2025Limerick
95-hectare solar farm proposed at Ballygoghlan, Glin, Co. Limerick
Solar farmsLodged 25 Sept 2025Wicklow
203.5-hectare solar farm proposed at Kilcandra, Kilnamanagh Beg Ballynagran, Co. Wicklow
Housing schemesLodged 25 Sept 2025Meath
Changes sought to permitted 839-home scheme at Lands to the north, Co. Meath
Wind energyLodged 24 Sept 2025Donegal
Wind farm grid connection works proposed at CROAGHNASHALLOG, DONEGAL PO, Co. Donegal
Solar farmsLodged 24 Sept 2025Dublin
218.8-hectare solar farm proposed at 35 Mountpleasant Square, Dublin 6, Dublin
Solar farmsLodged 24 Sept 2025Galway
70 MW solar farm proposed at South Galway, Co. Galway
Solar farmsLodged 24 Sept 2025Meath
149-hectare solar farm proposed at Chamberstown Scottstown Shalvanstown, Mullagha Rathcoon, Co. Meath
Housing schemesLodged 24 Sept 2025Cork
173-home scheme proposed at Baneshane, Midleton, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 24 Sept 2025Kildare
74-home scheme proposed at Kilcullen, Co. Kildare
Wind energyLodged 23 Sept 2025Tipperary
Wind turbine delivery route proposed at The N76 R690 and, Co. Tipperary
Solar farmsLodged 23 Sept 2025Cork
Solar farm proposed at Condonstown, Pigeonhill, Co. Cork
Solar farmsLodged 23 Sept 2025Galway
1.5 MW solar farm proposed at Doughiska, Galway city
Solar farmsLodged 23 Sept 2025Laois
32 MW solar farm proposed at Portarlington, Co. Laois
Solar farmsLodged 22 Sept 2025Kerry
57-hectare solar farm proposed at Ballyoughtragh South Commons, Milltown, Co. Kerry
Battery storageLodged 22 Sept 2025Tipperary
Battery energy storage plant proposed at Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 25 Sept 2025Westmeath
Westmeath County Council grants permission for 3.9-hectare solar farm at Killucan Road, Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Housing schemesDecision 25 Sept 2025Clare
Clare County Council grants permission for 67-home scheme at Former Shannon Shamrock Hotel, Bunratty, Co. Clare
Housing schemesDecision 24 Sept 2025Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 320-home scheme at Charterschool Land, Trim, Co. Meath
Solar farmsDecision 23 Sept 2025Limerick
Limerick County Council grants permission for 1 MW solar farm at O'Halloran Rd, National Technological Park, Co. Limerick
Wind energyDecision 22 Sept 2025Longford
Longford County Council refuses permission for wind turbine delivery route at the L5046 and L50462, Cloonanny Glebe Corragarrow, Co. Longford
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (22 September to 28 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, "741 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 39, down 9% on the week before", 28 September 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w39
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w39">741 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 39, down 9% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 28 September 2025.</p>
