Irish Planning Application Statistics 2026
So far in 2026, Ireland's local authorities have received 30,030 planning applications. Of the 15,774 decided to date, 89% were granted (13,988 granted, 1,786 refused). These figures are compiled daily from the public planning registers of all 31 local authorities. Last updated: 2026-10-29.
Planning applications by county, 2026
| County | Apps | Granted | Refused | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 5,459 | 2,414 | 364 | 87% |
| Cork | 2,723 | 1,148 | 99 | 92% |
| Donegal | 2,086 | 1,123 | 96 | 92% |
| Galway | 1,906 | 1,045 | 208 | 83% |
| Meath | 1,470 | 592 | 124 | 83% |
| Kildare | 1,287 | 455 | 110 | 81% |
| Tipperary | 1,181 | 541 | 18 | 97% |
| Limerick | 1,167 | 640 | 87 | 88% |
| Wicklow | 1,151 | 545 | 70 | 89% |
| Mayo | 1,037 | 588 | 39 | 94% |
| Kerry | 1,014 | 518 | 57 | 90% |
| Clare | 971 | 556 | 34 | 94% |
| Wexford | 970 | 633 | 146 | 81% |
| Waterford | 922 | 371 | 34 | 92% |
| Louth | 837 | 375 | 61 | 86% |
| Laois | 827 | 279 | 18 | 94% |
| Kilkenny | 747 | 366 | 24 | 94% |
| Cavan | 657 | 266 | 20 | 93% |
| Offaly | 646 | 227 | 27 | 89% |
| Westmeath | 587 | 239 | 44 | 84% |
| Roscommon | 584 | 202 | 27 | 88% |
| Monaghan | 565 | 233 | 13 | 95% |
| Sligo | 436 | 226 | 21 | 91% |
| Carlow | 347 | 145 | 12 | 92% |
| Longford | 248 | 135 | 29 | 82% |
| Leitrim | 205 | 126 | 4 | 97% |
Methodology
Figures are aggregated from the public planning application registers of Ireland's 31 local authorities, published by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. "Granted" includes conditional and unconditional grants; "refused" includes all refusal decision types. The grant rate is the share of granted decisions among decided applications only — granted plus refused does not equal the application total because the "not yet decided" balance covers applications still in the system along with withdrawn and invalidated ones. Decision vocabulary varies by authority, so small classification differences are possible. Data refreshes daily; this page may be cited with attribution to Permission.ie.
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