Weekly roundup · 6 October to 12 October 2025
682 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 41, down 10% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 682 planning applications between 6 October and 12 October 2025, compared with 762 the week before. Dublin City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin City Council | 59 | 55 | +4 |
| Cork County Council | 49 | 56 | -7 |
| Donegal County Council | 48 | 56 | -8 |
| Fingal County Council | 44 | 36 | +8 |
| Galway County Council | 35 | 38 | -3 |
| Meath County Council | 32 | 38 | -6 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 31 | 39 | -8 |
| Tipperary County Council | 31 | 32 | -1 |
| Kildare County Council | 30 | 31 | -1 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 28 | 19 | +9 |
| South Dublin County Council | 27 | 26 | +1 |
| Wexford County Council | 26 | 29 | -3 |
| Limerick County Council | 25 | 31 | -6 |
| Wicklow County Council | 24 | 32 | -8 |
| Mayo County Council | 23 | 24 | -1 |
| Clare County Council | 20 | 26 | -6 |
| Offaly County Council | 20 | 20 | 0 |
| Laois County Council | 17 | 15 | +2 |
| Cavan County Council | 15 | 13 | +2 |
| Westmeath County Council | 14 | 9 | +5 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 12 | 20 | -8 |
| Louth County Council | 12 | 22 | -10 |
| Kerry County Council | 11 | 34 | -23 |
| Monaghan County Council | 11 | 10 | +1 |
| Sligo County Council | 10 | 14 | -4 |
| Longford County Council | 8 | 4 | +4 |
| Roscommon County Council | 8 | 17 | -9 |
| Carlow County Council | 4 | 7 | -3 |
| Galway City Council | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Leitrim County Council | 3 | 5 | -2 |
| Cork City Council | 1 | 0 | +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 | 0 |
| Solar farms | 3 | 1 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 |
| Housing schemes | 7 | 4 |
Lodged this week
Solar farmsLodged 10 Oct 2025Cork
Solar farm proposed at Ballycurrany East, Barrymore, Co. Cork
Battery storageLodged 10 Oct 2025Clare
50 MW battery storage plant proposed at Lands at, Coolshamroge, Co. Clare
Housing schemesLodged 10 Oct 2025Westmeath
93-home scheme proposed at Saunders Bridge, Ardmore Road Ballinderry Td., Co. Westmeath
Wind energyLodged 9 Oct 2025Tipperary
Wind turbine delivery route proposed at The N76 R690 and, Co. Tipperary
Solar farmsLodged 9 Oct 2025Cavan
1.3-hectare solar farm proposed at Drumman and Errigal, Cootehill, Co. Cavan
Housing schemesLodged 9 Oct 2025Kildare
Changes sought to permitted 467-home scheme at Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesLodged 9 Oct 2025Limerick
86-home scheme proposed at Clonconane, Co. Limerick
Housing schemesLodged 8 Oct 2025Wexford
74-home scheme proposed at Churchtown (ED St. Helen's), St. Helen's, Co. Wexford
Wind energyLodged 7 Oct 2025Monaghan
Single-turbine wind farm with 143.8m turbines proposed at Legarhill and Clonavilla, Co. Monaghan
Solar farmsLodged 7 Oct 2025Donegal
4.9-hectare solar farm proposed at LOUGHFAD, PETTIGO, Co. Donegal
Housing schemesLodged 7 Oct 2025Cork
Changes sought to permitted 98-home scheme at Oakfield, Rathgoggan, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 6 Oct 2025Tipperary
50-home scheme proposed at Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Housing schemesLodged 6 Oct 2025Tipperary
75-home scheme proposed at Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Decided this week
Housing schemesDecision 8 Oct 2025Laois
Laois County Council grants permission for 74-home scheme at N80 Mountmellick Road Maryborough, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Housing schemesDecision 7 Oct 2025Louth
Louth County Council refuses permission for 91-home scheme at Dundalk, Co. Louth
Housing schemesDecision 7 Oct 2025Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 716-home scheme at Castlefarm Rusk and Clonee, Co. Meath
Solar farmsDecision 6 Oct 2025Offaly
Offaly County Council grants permission for 137-hectare solar farm at Srah Wood and Greenhills, Rhode, Co. Offaly
Housing schemesDecision 6 Oct 2025Wicklow
Wicklow County Council grants permission for 53-home scheme at Bray, Co. Wicklow
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (6 October to 12 October), 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, "682 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 41, down 10% on the week before", 12 October 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w41
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w41">682 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 41, down 10% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 12 October 2025.</p>
