Weekly roundup · 16 March to 22 March 2026
681 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 12, down 22% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 681 planning applications between 16 March and 22 March 2026, compared with 875 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 | 80 | -12 |
| Dublin City Council | 57 | 65 | -8 |
| Donegal County Council | 52 | 60 | -8 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 36 | 49 | -13 |
| Fingal County Council | 32 | 49 | -17 |
| South Dublin County Council | 32 | 25 | +7 |
| Mayo County Council | 30 | 24 | +6 |
| Galway County Council | 28 | 40 | -12 |
| Wexford County Council | 27 | 24 | +3 |
| Clare County Council | 26 | 27 | -1 |
| Kildare County Council | 25 | 31 | -6 |
| Offaly County Council | 24 | 23 | +1 |
| Wicklow County Council | 24 | 37 | -13 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 22 | 28 | -6 |
| Kerry County Council | 21 | 24 | -3 |
| Meath County Council | 21 | 41 | -20 |
| Tipperary County Council | 21 | 28 | -7 |
| Limerick County Council | 19 | 34 | -15 |
| Louth County Council | 18 | 19 | -1 |
| Laois County Council | 17 | 14 | +3 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 14 | 19 | -5 |
| Westmeath County Council | 14 | 27 | -13 |
| Roscommon County Council | 12 | 19 | -7 |
| Monaghan County Council | 11 | 23 | -12 |
| Cavan County Council | 9 | 19 | -10 |
| Leitrim County Council | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| Sligo County Council | 5 | 10 | -5 |
| Galway City Council | 3 | 13 | -10 |
| Longford County Council | 3 | 11 | -8 |
| Carlow County Council | 2 | 5 | -3 |
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 | 3 |
| Solar farms | 4 | 2 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 |
| Housing schemes | 5 | 3 |
Lodged this week
Solar farmsLodged 20 Mar 2026Kilkenny
1.5 MW solar farm proposed at Duninga, Goresbridge, Co. Kilkenny
Solar farmsLodged 20 Mar 2026Wicklow
13.8-hectare solar farm proposed at Ballycooleen, Avoca, Co. Wicklow
Housing schemesLodged 20 Mar 2026Meath
80-home scheme proposed at Bettystown, Co. Meath
Housing schemesLodged 19 Mar 2026Louth
57-home scheme proposed at Racecourse Meadows, Racecourse Road, Co. Louth
Battery storageLodged 18 Mar 2026Donegal
Battery energy storage plant proposed at CROCKAHENNY, INISHOWEN, Co. Donegal
Housing schemesLodged 18 Mar 2026Donegal
60-home scheme proposed at KILLYCLUG, LETTERKENNY, Co. Donegal
Solar farmsLodged 16 Mar 2026Westmeath
2.4-hectare solar farm proposed at Corcloon, Co. Westmeath
Housing schemesLodged 16 Mar 2026Cork
75-home scheme proposed at Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork
Housing schemesLodged 16 Mar 2026Wexford
97-home scheme proposed at Clonhasten/Drumgold, Enniscorthy Rural, Co. Wexford
Solar farmsLodged 23 Feb 2026Dublin
488-hectare solar farm proposed at 13, Mulgrave Terrace, Co. Dublin
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 20 Mar 2026Wicklow
Wicklow County Council grants permission for 65.4-hectare solar farm at Mullycagh Upper, Co. Wicklow
Housing schemesDecision 20 Mar 2026Galway
Galway County Council refuses permission for 58-home scheme at Breanloughaun, Briarhill, Co. Galway
Wind energyDecision 19 Mar 2026Clare
Clare County Council grants permission for wind farm grid connection works at near Bridgetown, Co. Clare
Wind energyDecision 19 Mar 2026Offaly
Offaly County Council grants permission for wind energy development at Garryhinch Bog, Clonyhurk, Co. Offaly
Housing schemesDecision 19 Mar 2026Limerick
Limerick County Council grants permission for 384-home scheme at Ballykeeffe, Raheen, Co. Limerick
Wind energyDecision 18 Mar 2026Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for wind energy development at Disert Castletownbere Bantry, Co. Cork
Solar farmsDecision 18 Mar 2026Dublin
Dublin City Council grants permission for 461.1-hectare solar farm at 30 Bulfin Gardens, Inchicore, Dublin
Housing schemesDecision 16 Mar 2026Offaly
Offaly County Council grants permission for 92-home scheme at Edenderry, Co. Offaly
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (16 March to 22 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, "681 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 12, down 22% on the week before", 22 March 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w12
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w12">681 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 12, down 22% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 22 March 2026.</p>
