Weekly roundup · 19 January to 25 January 2026
674 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 4, up 24% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 674 planning applications between 19 January and 25 January 2026, compared with 543 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 58.
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 | 58 | 47 | +11 |
| Dublin City Council | 53 | 60 | -7 |
| Galway County Council | 41 | 23 | +18 |
| Meath County Council | 38 | 30 | +8 |
| Donegal County Council | 37 | 34 | +3 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 32 | 34 | -2 |
| Tipperary County Council | 31 | 15 | +16 |
| Limerick County Council | 29 | 22 | +7 |
| Wexford County Council | 29 | 17 | +12 |
| Fingal County Council | 28 | 29 | -1 |
| Clare County Council | 26 | 11 | +15 |
| Wicklow County Council | 26 | 17 | +9 |
| South Dublin County Council | 24 | 19 | +5 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 24 | 14 | +10 |
| Kildare County Council | 23 | 32 | -9 |
| Kerry County Council | 22 | 18 | +4 |
| Louth County Council | 22 | 9 | +13 |
| Mayo County Council | 19 | 14 | +5 |
| Offaly County Council | 18 | 16 | +2 |
| Cavan County Council | 16 | 11 | +5 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| Longford County Council | 11 | 8 | +3 |
| Roscommon County Council | 11 | 6 | +5 |
| Laois County Council | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Sligo County Council | 10 | 8 | +2 |
| Westmeath County Council | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| Leitrim County Council | 4 | 6 | -2 |
| Monaghan County Council | 4 | 5 | -1 |
| Carlow County Council | 3 | 8 | -5 |
| Galway City Council | 3 | 3 | 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 | 1 |
| Solar farms | 4 | 3 |
| Housing schemes | 5 | 5 |
Lodged this week
Wind energyLodged 23 Jan 2026Offaly
Wind energy development proposed at Garryhinch Bog, Clonyhurk, Co. Offaly
Housing schemesLodged 23 Jan 2026Cork
128-home scheme proposed at Midleton, Co. Cork
Solar farmsLodged 22 Jan 2026Waterford
Solar farm proposed at Woodhouse Estate, Woodhouse, Co. Waterford
Solar farmsLodged 21 Jan 2026Waterford
Solar farm proposed at Rinn O gCuanach, Dun Garbhan, Co. Waterford
Housing schemesLodged 21 Jan 2026Sligo
51-home scheme proposed at Cairns Road, Cornageeha, Co. Sligo
Housing schemesLodged 21 Jan 2026Limerick
165-home scheme proposed at Clonmacken, Co. Limerick
Solar farmsLodged 20 Jan 2026Limerick
3.7-hectare solar farm proposed at Island House, Cloon & Commons Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
Housing schemesLodged 20 Jan 2026Galway
209-home scheme proposed at Garraun South, Oranmore, Co. Galway
Housing schemesLodged 20 Jan 2026Dublin
455-home scheme proposed at Tubber Lane, Adamstown, Co. Dublin
Solar farmsLodged 19 Jan 2026Kerry
34.1-hectare solar farm proposed at MTU North Campus, Dromtacker, Co. Kerry
Decided this week
Housing schemesDecision 24 Jan 2026Wicklow
Wicklow County Council grants permission for 71-home scheme at a 0.61-hectare site located, Co. Wicklow
Solar farmsDecision 23 Jan 2026Dublin
Dublin City Council grants permission for 125.35 MW solar farm at Sika House, Ballymun Industrial Estate, Dublin
Housing schemesDecision 23 Jan 2026Louth
Louth County Council grants permission for 80-home scheme at Hearthfield, Farrandreg, Co. Louth
Housing schemesDecision 23 Jan 2026Louth
Louth County Council grants permission for 80-home scheme at 'Hearthfield', Farrandreg, Co. Louth
Housing schemesDecision 23 Jan 2026Wicklow
Wicklow County Council grants permission for 87-home scheme at Broomhall Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
Wind energyDecision 21 Jan 2026Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for 52-turbine wind farm with 91m turbines at Gneeves Wind Farm Gneeves, Co. Cork
Solar farmsDecision 21 Jan 2026Galway
Galway County Council refuses permission for 4-hectare solar farm at Glenloughaun, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
Housing schemesDecision 21 Jan 2026Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for 199-home scheme at Dublin 24, Co. Dublin
Solar farmsDecision 20 Jan 2026Leitrim
Leitrim County Council grants permission for 10 MW solar farm at Mullanadarragh, Ireland, Co. Leitrim
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (19 January to 25 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, "674 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 4, up 24% on the week before", 25 January 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w04
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w04">674 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 4, up 24% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 25 January 2026.</p>
