Weekly roundup · 6 April to 12 April 2026
656 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 15, down 19% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 656 planning applications between 6 April and 12 April 2026, compared with 811 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 56.
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 | 56 | 66 | -10 |
| Donegal County Council | 44 | 53 | -9 |
| Galway County Council | 41 | 29 | +12 |
| Mayo County Council | 38 | 31 | +7 |
| Dublin City Council | 36 | 65 | -29 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 35 | 66 | -31 |
| Clare County Council | 32 | 23 | +9 |
| Limerick County Council | 29 | 31 | -2 |
| Kildare County Council | 28 | 41 | -13 |
| Meath County Council | 26 | 32 | -6 |
| Wicklow County Council | 26 | 39 | -13 |
| Fingal County Council | 24 | 33 | -9 |
| Wexford County Council | 24 | 23 | +1 |
| Kerry County Council | 21 | 27 | -6 |
| South Dublin County Council | 21 | 25 | -4 |
| Louth County Council | 19 | 15 | +4 |
| Cavan County Council | 18 | 10 | +8 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 17 | 21 | -4 |
| Tipperary County Council | 17 | 30 | -13 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 17 | 16 | +1 |
| Westmeath County Council | 16 | 11 | +5 |
| Laois County Council | 15 | 22 | -7 |
| Offaly County Council | 10 | 22 | -12 |
| Roscommon County Council | 10 | 15 | -5 |
| Longford County Council | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Sligo County Council | 8 | 12 | -4 |
| Galway City Council | 6 | 10 | -4 |
| Monaghan County Council | 6 | 17 | -11 |
| Carlow County Council | 5 | 10 | -5 |
| Leitrim County Council | 3 | 8 | -5 |
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 | 0 | 2 |
| Housing schemes | 4 | 5 |
Lodged this week
Housing schemesLodged 10 Apr 2026Louth
84-home scheme proposed at Yellowbatter, Drogheda, Co. Louth
Housing schemesLodged 10 Apr 2026Westmeath
56-home scheme proposed at Cornamaddy, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Housing schemesLodged 9 Apr 2026Kildare
115-home scheme proposed at Celbridge Lodge, Celbridge, Co. Kildare
Wind energyLodged 8 Apr 2026Mayo
Single wind turbine proposed at Bunnyconnellan East, Ballina, Co. Mayo
Housing schemesLodged 8 Apr 2026Limerick
182-home scheme proposed at Mungret Park Road, Caheranardrish, Co. Limerick
Decided this week
Solar farmsDecision 10 Apr 2026Limerick
Limerick County Council grants permission for 3.7-hectare solar farm at Island House, Cloon & Commons Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
Housing schemesDecision 10 Apr 2026Louth
Louth County Council grants permission for 60-home scheme at Bayview, Red Barns Road, Co. Louth
Housing schemesDecision 9 Apr 2026Galway
Galway City Council grants permission for 362-home scheme at Rahoon, Knocknacarra, Galway city
Wind energyDecision 8 Apr 2026Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for 5-turbine wind farm at Lahanaght Drinagh, Co. Cork
Solar farmsDecision 8 Apr 2026Dublin
South Dublin County Council grants permission for 2.3-hectare solar farm at 3-4, Crag Avenue, Co. Dublin
Housing schemesDecision 8 Apr 2026Meath
Meath County Council grants permission for 85-home scheme at Trim, Co. Meath
Housing schemesDecision 7 Apr 2026Cork
Cork County Council grants permission for 128-home scheme at Midleton, Co. Cork
Housing schemesDecision 7 Apr 2026Wicklow
Wicklow County Council grants permission for 57-home scheme at Broomhall, Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (6 April to 12 April), 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.
Cite this story
Free to quote, reproduce and republish with attribution (CC BY 4.0). Every figure on this page is traceable to the council record linked above; please link to this page so readers can check it too.
Source: Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, "656 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 15, down 19% on the week before", 12 April 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w15
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w15">656 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 15, down 19% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 12 April 2026.</p>
