Weekly roundup · 24 November to 30 November 2025
812 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 48, down 6% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 812 planning applications between 24 November and 30 November 2025, compared with 860 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 73.
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 | 73 | 72 | +1 |
| Donegal County Council | 63 | 54 | +9 |
| Dublin City Council | 59 | 75 | -16 |
| Meath County Council | 48 | 32 | +16 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 43 | 39 | +4 |
| Galway County Council | 37 | 44 | -7 |
| Kildare County Council | 33 | 26 | +7 |
| Wexford County Council | 32 | 31 | +1 |
| Tipperary County Council | 32 | 44 | -12 |
| Kerry County Council | 31 | 23 | +8 |
| Louth County Council | 30 | 21 | +9 |
| Fingal County Council | 29 | 36 | -7 |
| Mayo County Council | 29 | 43 | -14 |
| Limerick County Council | 28 | 35 | -7 |
| South Dublin County Council | 27 | 23 | +4 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 26 | 21 | +5 |
| Offaly County Council | 26 | 28 | -2 |
| Clare County Council | 22 | 34 | -12 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Wicklow County Council | 19 | 35 | -16 |
| Cavan County Council | 16 | 19 | -3 |
| Monaghan County Council | 16 | 6 | +10 |
| Laois County Council | 14 | 29 | -15 |
| Westmeath County Council | 12 | 13 | -1 |
| Roscommon County Council | 12 | 11 | +1 |
| Carlow County Council | 8 | 12 | -4 |
| Galway City Council | 7 | 5 | +2 |
| Longford County Council | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Leitrim County Council | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| Sligo County Council | 5 | 13 | -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 | 0 |
| Solar farms | 3 | 3 |
| Housing schemes | 7 | 6 |
Lodged this week
Housing schemesLodged 28 Nov 2025Limerick
76-home scheme proposed at 34-41 Catherine St., Co. Limerick
Housing schemesLodged 28 Nov 2025Kildare
95-home scheme proposed at Boycetown Kilcock Co. Kildare., Co. Kildare
Housing schemesLodged 27 Nov 2025Louth
Changes sought to permitted 80-home scheme at Hearthfield, Farrandreg, Co. Louth
Housing schemesLodged 27 Nov 2025Louth
Changes sought to permitted 80-home scheme at 'Hearthfield', Farrandreg, Co. Louth
Housing schemesLodged 27 Nov 2025Louth
765-home scheme proposed at Castletown Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Solar farmsLodged 26 Nov 2025Meath
162.6-hectare solar farm proposed at Navan, Co. Meath
Solar farmsLodged 26 Nov 2025Offaly
11-hectare solar farm proposed at Curraghboy, or Woodfield, Co. Offaly
Wind energyLodged 25 Nov 2025Monaghan
Wind farm grid connection works proposed at Dundrumman, Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
Solar farmsLodged 25 Nov 2025Cork
51-hectare solar farm proposed at Ballinure, Ballyoneen, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 25 Nov 2025Limerick
169-home scheme proposed at Dromdarrig, Mungret, Co. Limerick
Wind energyLodged 24 Nov 2025Monaghan
Wind energy development proposed at Drumacreeve, Newbliss, Co. Monaghan
Housing schemesLodged 24 Nov 2025Limerick
55-home scheme proposed at Barnakyle, Patrickswell, Co. Limerick
Decided this week
Housing schemesDecision 26 Nov 2025Tipperary
Tipperary County Council refuses permission for 50-home scheme at Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Housing schemesDecision 26 Nov 2025Tipperary
Tipperary County Council refuses permission for 75-home scheme at Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Housing schemesDecision 26 Nov 2025Limerick
Limerick County Council grants permission for 96-home scheme at Skehacreggaun, Mungret, Co. Limerick
Solar farmsDecision 25 Nov 2025Sligo
Sligo County Council grants permission for 2.9-hectare solar farm at AbbVie Ireland, Manorhamilton Road, Co. Sligo
Solar farmsDecision 24 Nov 2025Cavan
Cavan County Council grants permission for 1.2-hectare solar farm at Cornashesk, Virginia, Co. Cavan
Solar farmsDecision 24 Nov 2025Limerick
Limerick County Council grants permission for 7.4-hectare solar farm at St. Joseph's Hospital Campus, Mulgrave Street, Co. Limerick
Housing schemesDecision 24 Nov 2025Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for 246-home scheme at Cloheen Clonakilty, Co. Cork
Housing schemesDecision 24 Nov 2025Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for 886-home scheme at south-west of Lucan, Co. Dublin
Housing schemesDecision 24 Nov 2025Waterford
Waterford City and County Council grants permission for 99-home scheme at Lacken, Kilbarry, Co. Waterford
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (24 November to 30 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, "812 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 48, down 6% on the week before", 30 November 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w48
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w48">812 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 48, down 6% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 30 November 2025.</p>
