Weekly roundup · 26 January to 1 February 2026
786 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 5, up 17% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 786 planning applications between 26 January and 1 February 2026, compared with 674 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 68.
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 | 68 | 58 | +10 |
| Meath County Council | 61 | 38 | +23 |
| Donegal County Council | 48 | 37 | +11 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 46 | 32 | +14 |
| Dublin City Council | 45 | 53 | -8 |
| Galway County Council | 40 | 41 | -1 |
| Limerick County Council | 38 | 29 | +9 |
| Kildare County Council | 31 | 23 | +8 |
| Wexford County Council | 31 | 29 | +2 |
| Wicklow County Council | 30 | 26 | +4 |
| Tipperary County Council | 29 | 31 | -2 |
| Fingal County Council | 28 | 28 | 0 |
| Mayo County Council | 28 | 19 | +9 |
| Clare County Council | 23 | 26 | -3 |
| South Dublin County Council | 23 | 24 | -1 |
| Laois County Council | 22 | 10 | +12 |
| Louth County Council | 20 | 22 | -2 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 20 | 24 | -4 |
| Offaly County Council | 19 | 18 | +1 |
| Kerry County Council | 18 | 22 | -4 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 18 | 13 | +5 |
| Cavan County Council | 17 | 16 | +1 |
| Monaghan County Council | 17 | 4 | +13 |
| Westmeath County Council | 12 | 9 | +3 |
| Galway City Council | 11 | 3 | +8 |
| Sligo County Council | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Leitrim County Council | 9 | 4 | +5 |
| Roscommon County Council | 9 | 11 | -2 |
| Longford County Council | 8 | 11 | -3 |
| Carlow County Council | 7 | 3 | +4 |
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 | 0 | 2 |
| Solar farms | 7 | 2 |
| Housing schemes | 6 | 3 |
| Hotels | 1 | 0 |
Lodged this week
Solar farmsLodged 30 Jan 2026Dublin
594.3-hectare solar farm proposed at 4, Ailesbury Gardens, Dublin
Housing schemesLodged 30 Jan 2026Cavan
55-home scheme proposed at Gortnakesh, Fort Village, Co. Cavan
Housing schemesLodged 30 Jan 2026Meath
83-home scheme proposed at Navan, Co. Meath
Housing schemesLodged 30 Jan 2026Offaly
173-home scheme proposed at ARDAN, TULLAMORE, Co. Offaly
Housing schemesLodged 30 Jan 2026Limerick
95-home scheme proposed at Kilbane Castletroy, Co. Limerick
Solar farmsLodged 29 Jan 2026Clare
4.4-hectare solar farm proposed at Shannon Industrial Estate, Shannon, Co. Clare
Solar farmsLodged 29 Jan 2026Offaly
60.5-hectare solar farm proposed at County, Co. Offaly
Solar farmsLodged 29 Jan 2026Offaly
145 MW solar farm proposed at Stonestown Kilcamin Crancreagh Derrinlough, Ireland, Co. Offaly
Solar farmsLodged 29 Jan 2026Offaly
28.1-hectare solar farm proposed at Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Solar farmsLodged 29 Jan 2026Tipperary
3.2-hectare solar farm proposed at Coláiste Dún Iascaigh, Cashel Road, Co. Tipperary
Solar farmsLodged 29 Jan 2026Tipperary
32.6-hectare solar farm proposed at Ballyboe, Co. Tipperary
Housing schemesLodged 29 Jan 2026Limerick
384-home scheme proposed at Ballykeeffe, Raheen, Co. Limerick
HotelsLodged 28 Jan 2026Dublin
66-bedroom hotel proposed at Hilton Garden Inn, Custom House Quay, Dublin
Housing schemesLodged 26 Jan 2026Longford
Changes sought to permitted 54-home scheme at Former Longford Creamery Site, adjoining Residential Site, Co. Longford
Decided this week
Wind energyDecision 30 Jan 2026Offaly
Offaly County Council grants permission for 4-turbine wind farm at Clonarrow or Riverlyons, Killoneen, Co. Offaly
Housing schemesDecision 30 Jan 2026Donegal
Donegal County Council grants permission for 60-home scheme at MOSS ROAD, CHURCHLAND QUARTERS, Co. Donegal
Housing schemesDecision 30 Jan 2026Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 54-home scheme at Moathill Navan, Co. Meath
Housing schemesDecision 30 Jan 2026Kildare
Kildare County Council grants permission for 195-home scheme at Parson Street, Maynooth, Co. Kildare
Wind energyDecision 29 Jan 2026Offaly
Offaly County Council grants permission for wind energy development at Bord Na Móna lands, Co. Offaly
Solar farmsDecision 28 Jan 2026Meath
Meath County Council refuses permission for 74.2-hectare solar farm at Cookstown Great, Kells, Co. Meath
Solar farmsDecision 26 Jan 2026Louth
Louth County Council grants permission for 167-hectare solar farm at Ireland, Co. Louth
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (26 January to 1 February), 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, "786 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 5, up 17% on the week before", 1 February 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w05
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w05">786 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 5, up 17% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 1 February 2026.</p>
