Weekly roundup · 23 February to 1 March 2026
796 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 9, up 5% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 796 planning applications between 23 February and 1 March 2026, compared with 759 the week before. Dublin City Council was the busiest council with 73.
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 | 73 | 60 | +13 |
| Cork County Council | 65 | 67 | -2 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 51 | 46 | +5 |
| Donegal County Council | 50 | 57 | -7 |
| Kildare County Council | 47 | 34 | +13 |
| Limerick County Council | 37 | 28 | +9 |
| Meath County Council | 37 | 34 | +3 |
| Clare County Council | 34 | 18 | +16 |
| Galway County Council | 34 | 43 | -9 |
| Wexford County Council | 34 | 29 | +5 |
| Tipperary County Council | 33 | 29 | +4 |
| Mayo County Council | 30 | 18 | +12 |
| Kerry County Council | 29 | 31 | -2 |
| Wicklow County Council | 27 | 25 | +2 |
| South Dublin County Council | 24 | 26 | -2 |
| Fingal County Council | 23 | 31 | -8 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 23 | 16 | +7 |
| Louth County Council | 18 | 16 | +2 |
| Westmeath County Council | 18 | 16 | +2 |
| Cavan County Council | 17 | 8 | +9 |
| Roscommon County Council | 17 | 11 | +6 |
| Offaly County Council | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| Sligo County Council | 13 | 16 | -3 |
| Laois County Council | 11 | 17 | -6 |
| Monaghan County Council | 10 | 11 | -1 |
| Carlow County Council | 6 | 16 | -10 |
| Leitrim County Council | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 6 | 17 | -11 |
| Longford County Council | 5 | 10 | -5 |
| Galway City Council | 4 | 8 | -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 | 1 | 0 |
| Solar farms | 5 | 2 |
| Housing schemes | 10 | 4 |
| Hotels | 1 | 0 |
Lodged this week
Wind energyLodged 27 Feb 2026Limerick
Wind farm grid connection works proposed at Kilathmoy Substation, Athea Upper, Co. Limerick
Solar farmsLodged 27 Feb 2026Donegal
8.9-hectare solar farm proposed at RAPHOE LIFFORD PO, Co. Donegal
Housing schemesLodged 27 Feb 2026Meath
319-home scheme proposed at Charterschool Land, Trim, Co. Meath
Housing schemesLodged 27 Feb 2026Waterford
Changes sought to permitted 430-home scheme at Waterford North Quays, Dock Road, Co. Waterford
Housing schemesLodged 26 Feb 2026Laois
88-home scheme proposed at Colliers Lane Ballyroan (townland), Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Housing schemesLodged 26 Feb 2026Wexford
97-home scheme proposed at St. John's, Enniscorthy Rural, Co. Wexford
Housing schemesLodged 25 Feb 2026Wexford
97-home scheme proposed at CLONHASTEN, ENNISCORTHY RURAL, Co. Wexford
Housing schemesLodged 25 Feb 2026Limerick
70-home scheme proposed at Adare, Co. Limerick
Solar farmsLodged 24 Feb 2026Cork
Solar farm proposed at Derrynanool, Mitchelstown, Co. Cork
Solar farmsLodged 24 Feb 2026Longford
11.2-hectare solar farm proposed at Shanmullagh, Ballinamuck, Co. Longford
Solar farmsLodged 24 Feb 2026Tipperary
53.1 MW solar farm proposed at land within the townlands, Co. Tipperary
Housing schemesLodged 24 Feb 2026Louth
67-home scheme proposed at Racecourse Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth
Housing schemesLodged 24 Feb 2026Dublin
233-home scheme proposed at Dublin 22, Co. Dublin
Solar farmsLodged 23 Feb 2026Dublin
488-hectare solar farm proposed at 13, Mulgrave Terrace, Co. Dublin
Housing schemesLodged 23 Feb 2026Louth
60-home scheme proposed at Bayview, Red Barns Road, Co. Louth
HotelsLodged 23 Feb 2026Dublin
150-bedroom hotel proposed at IBIS Dublin, Red Cow roundabout, Co. Dublin
Housing schemesLodged 23 Dec 2025Dublin
99-home scheme proposed at Cheeverstown House, Kilvare, Co. Dublin
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 25 Feb 2026Carlow
Carlow County Council refuses permission for 3.8-hectare solar farm at Gilbertstown and Bendinstown, Ireland, Co. Carlow
Housing schemesDecision 25 Feb 2026Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 96-home scheme at Commons Road, Balreask Old and Duffsland, Co. Meath
Solar farmsDecision 24 Feb 2026Galway
Galway County Council grants permission for 140-hectare solar farm at Ballymoneen & Grange East, Cregmore, Co. Galway
Housing schemesDecision 24 Feb 2026Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for 73-home scheme at Knockgriffin (Imokilly), Knockgriffin (Barrymore), Co. Cork
Housing schemesDecision 24 Feb 2026Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 839-home scheme at Lands to the north, Co. Meath
Housing schemesDecision 24 Feb 2026Offaly
Offaly County Council grants permission for 98-home scheme at Arden Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (23 February to 1 March), 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, "796 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 9, up 5% on the week before", 1 March 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w09
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w09">796 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 9, up 5% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 1 March 2026.</p>
