Weekly roundup · 22 December to 28 December 2025
565 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 52, down 60% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 565 planning applications between 22 December and 28 December 2025, compared with 1,404 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 55.
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 | 55 | 137 | -82 |
| Kildare County Council | 38 | 65 | -27 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 37 | 57 | -20 |
| Meath County Council | 35 | 60 | -25 |
| Dublin City Council | 31 | 99 | -68 |
| Galway County Council | 28 | 77 | -49 |
| Fingal County Council | 25 | 60 | -35 |
| Donegal County Council | 23 | 104 | -81 |
| Tipperary County Council | 23 | 54 | -31 |
| Offaly County Council | 22 | 32 | -10 |
| Laois County Council | 21 | 36 | -15 |
| Mayo County Council | 21 | 53 | -32 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 21 | 46 | -25 |
| Wexford County Council | 21 | 53 | -32 |
| Limerick County Council | 20 | 48 | -28 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 16 | 20 | -4 |
| South Dublin County Council | 16 | 41 | -25 |
| Kerry County Council | 14 | 53 | -39 |
| Roscommon County Council | 14 | 21 | -7 |
| Clare County Council | 13 | 52 | -39 |
| Westmeath County Council | 13 | 17 | -4 |
| Sligo County Council | 12 | 23 | -11 |
| Louth County Council | 9 | 36 | -27 |
| Cavan County Council | 8 | 32 | -24 |
| Wicklow County Council | 8 | 42 | -34 |
| Carlow County Council | 7 | 20 | -13 |
| Galway City Council | 7 | 12 | -5 |
| Longford County Council | 3 | 14 | -11 |
| Leitrim County Council | 2 | 11 | -9 |
| Monaghan County Council | 2 | 29 | -27 |
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 | 3 | 0 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 |
| Housing schemes | 7 | 0 |
Lodged this week
Wind energyLodged 23 Dec 2025Galway
2-turbine wind farm proposed at Cashla & Moor, Athenry, Co. Galway
Solar farmsLodged 23 Dec 2025Kildare
5.9-hectare solar farm proposed at Nicholastown, Kilcock, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesLodged 23 Dec 2025Cork
185-home scheme proposed at Knockgriffin (Imokilly), Knockgriffin (Barrymore), Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 23 Dec 2025Sligo
51-home scheme proposed at Cairns Road, Cornageeha, Co. Sligo
Housing schemesLodged 23 Dec 2025Dublin
99-home scheme proposed at Cheeverstown House, Kilvare, Co. Dublin
Housing schemesLodged 23 Dec 2025Kildare
76-home scheme proposed at Swan Dowling’s Pub, Limerick Road Naas, Co. Kildare
Solar farmsLodged 22 Dec 2025Galway
140-hectare solar farm proposed at Ballymoneen & Grange East, Cregmore, Co. Galway
Solar farmsLodged 22 Dec 2025Meath
1.3-hectare solar farm proposed at Deerpark Quarry Abelstown, Slane, Co. Meath
Battery storageLodged 22 Dec 2025Offaly
Battery energy storage plant proposed at Derrynagall Or Ballydaly, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Housing schemesLodged 22 Dec 2025Cork
Changes sought to permitted 73-home scheme at Knockgriffin (Imokilly), Knockgriffin (Barrymore), Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 22 Dec 2025Offaly
98-home scheme proposed at Arden Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Housing schemesLodged 26 Sept 2024Dublin
934-home scheme proposed at Dublin 14--ABP -320912-24, Co. Dublin
Decided this week
Wind energyDecision 22 Dec 2025Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for wind turbine delivery route at Wingleaf Limited, Derreendonee, Co. Cork
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (22 December to 28 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, "565 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 52, down 60% on the week before", 28 December 2025. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w52
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2025-w52">565 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 52, down 60% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 28 December 2025.</p>
