Weekly roundup · 29 December to 4 January 2026
52 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 1, down 91% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 52 planning applications between 29 December and 4 January 2026, compared with 565 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 14.
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 | 14 | 55 | -41 |
| Wexford County Council | 7 | 21 | -14 |
| Clare County Council | 5 | 13 | -8 |
| Dublin City Council | 4 | 31 | -27 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 3 | 37 | -34 |
| Tipperary County Council | 3 | 23 | -20 |
| Galway County Council | 2 | 28 | -26 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 2 | 16 | -14 |
| Limerick County Council | 2 | 20 | -18 |
| Carlow County Council | 1 | 7 | -6 |
| Cavan County Council | 1 | 8 | -7 |
| Donegal County Council | 1 | 23 | -22 |
| Kerry County Council | 1 | 14 | -13 |
| Kildare County Council | 1 | 38 | -37 |
| Mayo County Council | 1 | 21 | -20 |
| Monaghan County Council | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 1 | 21 | -20 |
| Westmeath County Council | 1 | 13 | -12 |
| Wicklow County Council | 1 | 8 | -7 |
Major projects
Solar farms, wind farms, battery storage, data centres, housing schemes of 50+ homes and hotels of 40+ bedrooms.
| Kind | Lodged | Decided |
|---|---|---|
| Solar farms | 0 | 3 |
| Housing schemes | 0 | 1 |
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 2 Jan 2026Wexford
Wexford County Council grants permission for 5 MW solar farm at TINCURRY, BALLYCARNEY, Co. Wexford
Solar farmsDecision 2 Jan 2026Wexford
Wexford County Council grants permission for 8-hectare solar farm at TINCURRY, BALLYCARNEY, Co. Wexford
Housing schemesDecision 2 Jan 2026Kildare
Kildare County Council refuses permission for 344-home scheme at Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Solar farmsDecision 30 Dec 2025Laois
Laois County Council refuses permission for 32 MW solar farm at Portarlington, Co. Laois
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (29 December to 4 January), 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, "52 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 1, down 91% on the week before", 4 January 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w01
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w01">52 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 1, down 91% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 4 January 2026.</p>
