Weekly roundup · 12 January to 18 January 2026
543 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 3, up 82% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 543 planning applications between 12 January and 18 January 2026, compared with 299 the week before. Dublin City Council was the busiest council with 60.
Applications by council
Every application received in the week, by planning authority, against the week before.
| Planning authority | This week | Previous | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin City Council | 60 | 32 | +28 |
| Cork County Council | 47 | 23 | +24 |
| Donegal County Council | 34 | 14 | +20 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 34 | 16 | +18 |
| Kildare County Council | 32 | 17 | +15 |
| Meath County Council | 30 | 13 | +17 |
| Fingal County Council | 29 | 15 | +14 |
| Galway County Council | 23 | 14 | +9 |
| Limerick County Council | 22 | 10 | +12 |
| South Dublin County Council | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Kerry County Council | 18 | 7 | +11 |
| Wexford County Council | 17 | 15 | +2 |
| Wicklow County Council | 17 | 14 | +3 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 16 | 10 | +6 |
| Offaly County Council | 16 | 6 | +10 |
| Tipperary County Council | 15 | 13 | +2 |
| Mayo County Council | 14 | 5 | +9 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 14 | 7 | +7 |
| Cavan County Council | 11 | 2 | +9 |
| Clare County Council | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| Laois County Council | 10 | 9 | +1 |
| Louth County Council | 9 | 3 | +6 |
| Carlow County Council | 8 | 4 | +4 |
| Longford County Council | 8 | 0 | +8 |
| Sligo County Council | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| Leitrim County Council | 6 | 3 | +3 |
| Roscommon County Council | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Monaghan County Council | 5 | 6 | -1 |
| Galway City Council | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Westmeath 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Data centres | 1 | 0 |
| Solar farms | 3 | 3 |
| Housing schemes | 3 | 6 |
Lodged this week
Housing schemesLodged 16 Jan 2026Kilkenny
72-home scheme proposed at Abbeygate, Ferrybank, Co. Kilkenny
Solar farmsLodged 15 Jan 2026Tipperary
3.2-hectare solar farm proposed at Coláiste Dún Iascaigh, Cashel Road, Co. Tipperary
Solar farmsLodged 14 Jan 2026Cavan
41.2-hectare solar farm proposed at Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan
Data centresLodged 13 Jan 2026Dublin
Data centre proposed at Grange Castle Business Park, Co. Dublin
Solar farmsLodged 13 Jan 2026Cork
Solar farm proposed at Castleharrison, Ardnageehy, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 13 Jan 2026Kerry
124-home scheme proposed at Ardshanavooly, Killarney, Co. Kerry
Housing schemesLodged 12 Jan 2026Galway
Changes sought to permitted 89-home scheme at West of Ballymoneen Road, Galway city
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 16 Jan 2026Louth
Louth County Council grants permission for 108.6-hectare solar farm at Derrycammagh Bawn and Castlebellingham, Co. Louth
Solar farmsDecision 16 Jan 2026Kildare
Kildare County Council refuses permission for 35 MW solar farm at Kilglass, Co. Kildare
Housing schemesDecision 16 Jan 2026Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for 302-home scheme at Ballynamona (Townland), Dublin Road, Co. Cork
Housing schemesDecision 16 Jan 2026Waterford
Waterford City and County Council grants permission for 96-home scheme at Williamstown Waterford, Co. Waterford
Housing schemesDecision 15 Jan 2026Dublin
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council grants permission for 159-home scheme at Bray, Co. Dublin
Housing schemesDecision 15 Jan 2026Dublin
South Dublin County Council refuses permission for 176-home scheme at Rathcoole, Co. Dublin
Solar farmsDecision 14 Jan 2026Cavan
Cavan County Council grants permission for 1.3-hectare solar farm at Drumman and Errigal, Cootehill, Co. Cavan
Housing schemesDecision 13 Jan 2026Laois
Laois County Council grants permission for 92-home scheme at Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Housing schemesDecision 13 Jan 2026Laois
Laois County Council grants permission for 74-home scheme at Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (12 January to 18 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, "543 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 3, up 82% on the week before", 18 January 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w03
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w03">543 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 3, up 82% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 18 January 2026.</p>
