Weekly roundup · 27 October to 2 November 2025
673 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 44, down 21% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 673 planning applications between 27 October and 2 November 2025, compared with 853 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 69.
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 | 69 | 68 | +1 |
| Dublin City Council | 56 | 58 | -2 |
| Donegal County Council | 42 | 46 | -4 |
| Meath County Council | 37 | 39 | -2 |
| Kerry County Council | 36 | 23 | +13 |
| Limerick County Council | 35 | 34 | +1 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 31 | 52 | -21 |
| Galway County Council | 29 | 45 | -16 |
| Wexford County Council | 26 | 40 | -14 |
| Tipperary County Council | 26 | 34 | -8 |
| Kildare County Council | 26 | 38 | -12 |
| Wicklow County Council | 23 | 32 | -9 |
| Fingal County Council | 22 | 36 | -14 |
| Clare County Council | 22 | 21 | +1 |
| Laois County Council | 20 | 28 | -8 |
| Mayo County Council | 20 | 39 | -19 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 15 | 18 | -3 |
| South Dublin County Council | 15 | 19 | -4 |
| Sligo County Council | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Louth County Council | 14 | 26 | -12 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 14 | 17 | -3 |
| Offaly County Council | 13 | 32 | -19 |
| Roscommon County Council | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| Monaghan County Council | 12 | 8 | +4 |
| Cavan County Council | 10 | 20 | -10 |
| Galway City Council | 9 | 10 | -1 |
| Westmeath County Council | 9 | 15 | -6 |
| Carlow County Council | 8 | 14 | -6 |
| Longford County Council | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| Cork City Council | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Leitrim County Council | 1 | 5 | -4 |
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 | 7 | 4 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 |
| Housing schemes | 6 | 2 |
Lodged this week
Wind energyLodged 31 Oct 2025Clare
Changes sought to permitted wind farm grid connection works at Booltiagh, Ennis, Co. Clare
Solar farmsLodged 31 Oct 2025Kerry
354-hectare solar farm proposed at Listowel Kerry, Co. Kerry
Solar farmsLodged 31 Oct 2025Tipperary
151-hectare solar farm proposed at Cashel, Co. Tipperary
Solar farmsLodged 31 Oct 2025Wexford
5 MW solar farm proposed at TINCURRY, BALLYCARNEY, Co. Wexford
Solar farmsLodged 31 Oct 2025Wexford
8-hectare solar farm proposed at TINCURRY, BALLYCARNEY, Co. Wexford
Battery storageLodged 30 Oct 2025Monaghan
Battery energy storage plant proposed at Feebane, Castleshane, Co. Monaghan
Housing schemesLodged 30 Oct 2025Donegal
82-home scheme proposed at ARDAN RUA, KILLYLASTIN, Co. Donegal
Solar farmsLodged 29 Oct 2025Kildare
32 MW solar farm proposed at Coolnafearagh, Monasterevin, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesLodged 29 Oct 2025Cavan
109-home scheme proposed at Lisdaran, Loreto Road, Co. Cavan
Housing schemesLodged 29 Oct 2025Kerry
57-home scheme proposed at Main Street, Rathmore, Co. Kerry
Housing schemesLodged 29 Oct 2025Waterford
99-home scheme proposed at Kilbarry, Waterford City, Co. Waterford
Solar farmsLodged 28 Oct 2025Cork
Solar farm proposed at Ballyhandle, Crossbarry, Co. Cork
Solar farmsLodged 28 Oct 2025Dublin
555.6-hectare solar farm proposed at Nos. 1, Dublin
Housing schemesLodged 28 Oct 2025Dublin
588-home scheme proposed at Dublin 12, Co. Dublin
Housing schemesLodged 28 Oct 2025Wexford
98-home scheme proposed at Rocksborough, Wexford Rural, Co. Wexford
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 31 Oct 2025Carlow
Carlow County Council grants permission for 57-hectare solar farm at in, Co. Carlow
Solar farmsDecision 31 Oct 2025Dublin
Dublin City Council grants permission for 160-hectare solar farm at 181, Mount Prospect Avenue, Dublin
Housing schemesDecision 31 Oct 2025Galway
Galway County Council grants permission for 60-home scheme at Athenry, Co. Galway
Solar farmsDecision 30 Oct 2025Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for solar farm at Ballynaclashy Ballyrichard Beg Curragh, Co. Cork
Solar farmsDecision 30 Oct 2025Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for solar farm at Raheens Barnahely Ringaskiddy Co.Cork, Co. Cork
Wind energyDecision 29 Oct 2025Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for wind energy development at Sprayfield House Ballynabooly Sandycove, Co. Cork
Housing schemesDecision 28 Oct 2025Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for 50-home scheme at Brookdale Road (L3207) Boulaling, Co. Cork
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (27 October to 2 November), 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, "673 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 44, down 21% on the week before", 2 November 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w44
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w44">673 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 44, down 21% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 2 November 2025.</p>
