Weekly roundup · 20 October to 26 October 2025
853 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 43, up 7% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 853 planning applications between 20 October and 26 October 2025, compared with 794 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 68.
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 | 68 | 75 | -7 |
| Dublin City Council | 58 | 57 | +1 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 52 | 42 | +10 |
| Donegal County Council | 46 | 48 | -2 |
| Galway County Council | 45 | 51 | -6 |
| Wexford County Council | 40 | 30 | +10 |
| Meath County Council | 39 | 34 | +5 |
| Mayo County Council | 39 | 26 | +13 |
| Kildare County Council | 38 | 30 | +8 |
| Fingal County Council | 36 | 32 | +4 |
| Limerick County Council | 34 | 24 | +10 |
| Tipperary County Council | 34 | 29 | +5 |
| Offaly County Council | 32 | 16 | +16 |
| Wicklow County Council | 32 | 27 | +5 |
| Laois County Council | 28 | 30 | -2 |
| Louth County Council | 26 | 23 | +3 |
| Kerry County Council | 23 | 26 | -3 |
| Clare County Council | 21 | 19 | +2 |
| Cavan County Council | 20 | 24 | -4 |
| South Dublin County Council | 19 | 25 | -6 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 18 | 20 | -2 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 17 | 27 | -10 |
| Roscommon County Council | 16 | 11 | +5 |
| Westmeath County Council | 15 | 12 | +3 |
| Sligo County Council | 14 | 10 | +4 |
| Carlow County Council | 14 | 10 | +4 |
| Galway City Council | 10 | 7 | +3 |
| Monaghan County Council | 8 | 18 | -10 |
| Longford County Council | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| Leitrim County Council | 5 | 4 | +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 | 4 | 2 |
| Solar farms | 1 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 |
| Housing schemes | 5 | 5 |
| Hotels | 0 | 1 |
Lodged this week
Wind energyLodged 25 Oct 2025Waterford
2-turbine wind farm with 120m turbines proposed at Moanbrack and Rathnameneenagh, Ring Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Wind energyLodged 24 Oct 2025Donegal
Wind farm grid connection works proposed at CROCKAHENNY, LEAMACROSSAN HILL, Co. Donegal
Wind energyLodged 24 Oct 2025Offaly
Wind energy development proposed at Derrygreenagh, Rhode, Co. Offaly
Housing schemesLodged 24 Oct 2025Carlow
52-home scheme proposed at Mortarstown Upper, Co. Carlow
Wind energyLodged 22 Oct 2025Dublin
Wind energy development proposed at Brennan & Co., Unit 61, Co. Dublin
Solar farmsLodged 22 Oct 2025Galway
73-hectare solar farm proposed at Newton Clashard, Abbeyknockmoy, Co. Galway
Housing schemesLodged 22 Oct 2025Louth
172-home scheme proposed at Drogheda, Co. Louth
Battery storageLodged 21 Oct 2025Waterford
Battery energy storage plant proposed at Carriglong, Tramore, Co. Waterford
Housing schemesLodged 21 Oct 2025Carlow
52-home scheme proposed at Mortarstown Upper, Co. Carlow
Housing schemesLodged 21 Oct 2025Offaly
77-home scheme proposed at TULLAMORE, Co. Offaly
Housing schemesLodged 20 Oct 2025Wexford
99-home scheme proposed at Lyre, Enniscorthy Rural, Co. Wexford
Decided this week
Housing schemesDecision 24 Oct 2025Waterford
Waterford City and County Council grants permission for 95-home scheme at Cul Dara, Williamstown Road, Co. Waterford
HotelsDecision 24 Oct 2025Dublin
Dublin City Council grants permission for 149-bedroom hotel at Dublin 7, Dublin
Wind energyDecision 23 Oct 2025Kerry
Kerry County Council refuses permission for wind energy development at Coom, Knockatee, Co. Kerry
Wind energyDecision 23 Oct 2025Mayo
Mayo County Council grants permission for single-turbine wind farm with 156.5m turbines at Tonregee and Levallyroe, Co. Mayo
Housing schemesDecision 23 Oct 2025Offaly
Offaly County Council grants permission for 98-home scheme at Arden, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Housing schemesDecision 23 Oct 2025Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for 86-home scheme at Cookstown House, Cookstown Way, Co. Dublin
Housing schemesDecision 23 Oct 2025Kildare
Kildare County Council grants permission for 467-home scheme at Kilwoghan Woods, Crodaun, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 20 Oct 2025Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 74-home scheme at Veldonstown Road, Kentstown, Co. Meath
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (20 October to 26 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, "853 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 43, up 7% on the week before", 26 October 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w43
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w43">853 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 43, up 7% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 26 October 2025.</p>
