Weekly roundup · 7 September to 13 September 2026
653 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 37, down 1% on the week before
Ireland's 31 planning authorities received 653 planning applications between 7 September and 13 September 2026, compared with 661 the week before. Cork County Council was the busiest council with 63.
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 | 63 | 66 | -3 |
| Donegal County Council | 44 | 48 | -4 |
| Dun Laoghaire Rathdown County Council | 42 | 29 | +13 |
| Limerick County Council | 38 | 26 | +12 |
| Galway County Council | 36 | 38 | -2 |
| Meath County Council | 30 | 25 | +5 |
| Cavan County Council | 29 | 13 | +16 |
| Tipperary County Council | 29 | 28 | +1 |
| Wicklow County Council | 27 | 30 | -3 |
| Louth County Council | 26 | 22 | +4 |
| Waterford City and County Council | 26 | 27 | -1 |
| Kerry County Council | 25 | 30 | -5 |
| Laois County Council | 25 | 31 | -6 |
| Kildare County Council | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Kilkenny County Council | 23 | 18 | +5 |
| Monaghan County Council | 19 | 17 | +2 |
| Mayo County Council | 18 | 26 | -8 |
| South Dublin County Council | 18 | 22 | -4 |
| Clare County Council | 17 | 19 | -2 |
| Offaly County Council | 17 | 20 | -3 |
| Westmeath County Council | 14 | 15 | -1 |
| Roscommon County Council | 13 | 20 | -7 |
| Sligo County Council | 11 | 14 | -3 |
| Fingal County Council | 9 | 25 | -16 |
| Galway City Council | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| Longford County Council | 8 | 5 | +3 |
| Carlow County Council | 7 | 9 | -2 |
| Leitrim County Council | 5 | 4 | +1 |
| Wexford County Council | 3 | 4 | -1 |
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 | 2 | 0 |
| Solar farms | 5 | 1 |
| Battery storage | 1 | 0 |
| Housing schemes | 1 | 1 |
Lodged this week
Wind energyLodged 11 Sept 2026Cork
Wind energy development proposed at Inchamore (na hInse Móire), Milleeny (na Millíní), Co. Cork
Battery storageLodged 11 Sept 2026Cork
Battery energy storage plant proposed at Knockraha, Co. Cork
Solar farmsLodged 10 Sept 2026Donegal
3.8-hectare solar farm proposed at ILLIES, LIFFORD PO, Co. Donegal
Solar farmsLodged 10 Sept 2026Waterford
67.3-hectare solar farm proposed at Kilmoyemoge West, Kilmoyemoge East, Co. Waterford
Solar farmsLodged 10 Sept 2026Westmeath
1.9-hectare solar farm proposed at Walderstown, Athlone, Co. Westmeath
Housing schemesLodged 9 Sept 2026Roscommon
52-home scheme proposed at Co.Roscommon, Co. Roscommon
Wind energyLodged 8 Sept 2026Donegal
4-turbine wind farm with 126.5m turbines proposed at CRILLY, TULLYLINN, Co. Donegal
Solar farmsLodged 8 Sept 2026Limerick
7.2-hectare solar farm proposed at The National Technology Park, Plassey Limerick, Co. Limerick
Solar farmsLodged 7 Sept 2026Waterford
67.3-hectare solar farm proposed at Kilmoyemoge West, Kilmoyemoge East, Co. Waterford
Decided this week
Housing schemesDecision 10 Sept 2026Westmeath
Westmeath County Council grants permission for 278-home scheme at Rathgowan or Farranshock (townland), Mullingar, Co. Westmeath
Solar farmsDecision 9 Sept 2026Tipperary
Appeal lodged against permission for 3.2-hectare solar farm at Clohoge and Graigue, Co. Tipperary
Method
Counts are of applications with a received date inside the ISO week (7 September to 13 September), 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, "653 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 37, down 1% on the week before", 13 September 2026. https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w37
<p>Source: <a href="https://www.permission.ie/news/week/2026-w37">653 planning applications lodged across Ireland in week 37, down 1% on the week before</a>, Permission.ie analysis of the national planning register, 13 September 2026.</p>
