Weekly roundup · 1 December to 7 December 2025
831 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 49, up 2% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 831 planning applications between 1 December and 7 December 2025, compared with 812 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 | 73 | -4 |
| Dublin City Council | 63 | 59 | +4 |
| Donegal County Council | 58 | 63 | -5 |
| Fingal County Council | 44 | 29 | +15 |
| Kildare County Council | 43 | 33 | +10 |
| Galway County Council | 40 | 37 | +3 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 39 | 43 | -4 |
| Clare County Council | 37 | 22 | +15 |
| Wexford County Council | 35 | 32 | +3 |
| Meath County Council | 33 | 48 | -15 |
| Tipperary County Council | 33 | 32 | +1 |
| Kerry County Council | 31 | 31 | 0 |
| Limerick County Council | 29 | 28 | +1 |
| Wicklow County Council | 28 | 19 | +9 |
| Laois County Council | 26 | 14 | +12 |
| South Dublin County Council | 24 | 27 | -3 |
| Mayo County Council | 23 | 29 | -6 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 22 | 26 | -4 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 21 | 22 | -1 |
| Offaly County Council | 19 | 26 | -7 |
| Louth County Council | 18 | 30 | -12 |
| Roscommon County Council | 17 | 12 | +5 |
| Westmeath County Council | 13 | 12 | +1 |
| Cavan County Council | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| Monaghan County Council | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| Sligo County Council | 12 | 5 | +7 |
| Carlow County Council | 9 | 8 | +1 |
| Galway City Council | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| Longford County Council | 6 | 7 | -1 |
| Leitrim County Council | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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 | 2 |
| Solar farms | 3 | 5 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 |
| Housing schemes | 8 | 4 |
Lodged this week
Battery storageLodged 5 Dec 2025Waterford
Battery energy storage plant proposed at Tigroe, Kilmeaden, Co. Waterford
Housing schemesLodged 5 Dec 2025Kildare
171-home scheme proposed at Sallins, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesLodged 5 Dec 2025Kildare
171-home scheme proposed at Sallins, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesLodged 4 Dec 2025Waterford
98-home scheme proposed at Kilbarry, Waterford City, Co. Waterford
Solar farmsLodged 3 Dec 2025Dublin
139-hectare solar farm proposed at 2 Temple Villas, Arbour Hill, Dublin
Solar farmsLodged 3 Dec 2025Offaly
11-hectare solar farm proposed at Curraghboy, or Woodfield, Co. Offaly
Wind energyLodged 2 Dec 2025Donegal
Wind farm grid connection works proposed at CROCKAHENNY, LEAMACROSSAN HILL, Co. Donegal
Housing schemesLodged 2 Dec 2025Cork
Changes sought to permitted 98-home scheme at Oakfield, Rathgoggan Middle, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 2 Dec 2025Dublin
113-home scheme proposed at Newcastle South, Newcastle, Co. Dublin
Solar farmsLodged 1 Dec 2025Clare
50 MW solar farm proposed at Lands at, Coolshamroge, Co. Clare
Housing schemesLodged 1 Dec 2025Waterford
98-home scheme proposed at Kilbarry, Waterford City, Co. Waterford
Housing schemesLodged 1 Dec 2025Kildare
78-home scheme proposed at Sallins, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesLodged 1 Dec 2025Kildare
98-home scheme proposed at Sallins, Co. Kildare
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 5 Dec 2025Dublin
Dublin City Council grants permission for 1,534.5-hectare solar farm at 3, Grand Canal Quay, Dublin
Wind energyDecision 4 Dec 2025Clare
Clare County Council refuses permission for 5-turbine wind farm with 150m turbines at Tooreen, Slievenalicka Illaunbaun, Co. Clare
Solar farmsDecision 3 Dec 2025Cork
Cork County Council refuses permission for 13.8 MW solar farm at Berrings Near Berrings, Co. Cork
Housing schemesDecision 3 Dec 2025Louth
Louth County Council grants permission for 502-home scheme at Dundalk, Co. Louth
Housing schemesDecision 3 Dec 2025Waterford
Waterford City and County Council grants permission for 91-home scheme at Killure Road, Kilcohan, Co. Waterford
Wind energyDecision 2 Dec 2025Tipperary
Tipperary County Council grants permission for wind turbine delivery route at The N76 R690 and, Co. Tipperary
Solar farmsDecision 2 Dec 2025Cavan
Cavan County Council grants permission for 9.3-hectare solar farm at Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan
Solar farmsDecision 2 Dec 2025Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for solar farm at Castlemagner, Co. Cork
Housing schemesDecision 2 Dec 2025Louth
Louth County Council grants permission for 99-home scheme at Dundalk, Co. Louth
Solar farmsDecision 1 Dec 2025Waterford
Waterford City and County Council grants permission for 43.6-hectare solar farm at Lahardan Glenhouse Kilmoyemoge East, Kilmoyemoge West Ballycahane, Co. Waterford
Housing schemesDecision 1 Dec 2025Carlow
Carlow County Council grants permission for 83-home scheme at Chapelstown, Co. Carlow
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (1 December to 7 December), 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, "831 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 49, up 2% on the week before", 7 December 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w49
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w49">831 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 49, up 2% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 7 December 2025.</p>
