Planning Data

Thursday, 6 May 2021

Questions (71)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

71. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the number of planning permissions applied for and refused by county in each of the past three years to date; the way such figures will inform housing policy going forward with particular reference to giving the local population a chance to live in their local area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23512/21]

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Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

Planning statistics are compiled by each planning authority on an annual basis for collation and publication on my Department’s website. The data collected relates to the total number of applications and decisions for all developments that require planning permission, broken down by year and planning authority. The data requested is provided in the table below and may be accessed at the following link:

https://www.gov.ie/en/collection/6e88b-planning-statistics/#annual-planning-applications-2009-onwards

	2020	2020	2019	2019	2018	2018
Council	Applications	Refusals	Applications	Refusals	Applications	Refusals
Carlow	502	16	370	28	357	21
Cavan	587	30	515	16	552	19
Clare	990	62	939	58	1,007	44
Cork	2,883	224	3,063	257	3,314	248
Donegal	1,598	111	1,582	113	1,594	165
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown	1,186	158	1,560	197	1,473	249
Fingal	1,035	215	1,175	215	1,085	118
Galway	1,705	258	1,795	238	1,761	155
Kerry	1,292	98	1,331	110	1,305	92
Kildare	1,210	202	1,237	245	1,348	255
Kilkenny	836	70	865	67	767	59
Laois	706	19	718	18	791	24
Leitrim	228	6	204	5	181	4
Limerick City & Co	1,235	64	1,345	65	1,198	50
Longford	286	17	293	25	260	16
Louth	947	133	894	73	886	29
Mayo	967	53	928	42	972	34
Meath	1,716	205	1,428	126	1,278	98
Monaghan	580	21	584	29	628	23
Offaly	507	56	629	35	607	46
Roscommon	445	51	513	46	529	34
Sligo	326	16	418	14	433	16
South Dublin	862	97	912	146	1,011	135
Tipperary Co Co	1,081	29	1,036	30	1,142	21
Waterford City & Co	866	103	857	80	765	56
Westmeath	541	51	568	40	574	46
Wexford	1,376	229	1,374	277	1,398	267
Wicklow	1,031	101	1,062	138	1,100	163
Cork City	669	97	820	59	480	49
Dublin	2,479	275	2,942	313	2,820	321
Galway City	336	37	357	41	401	45
Total	31,008	3,104	32,314	3,146	32,017	2,902

However, the data collected relates to the total number of applications and decisions for all developments that require planning permission, broken down by year and planning authority but not broken down by reason for the grant or refusal of permission, including in respect of applications for housing development by housing type. Such information may be sought directly from the relevant planning authority.

In addition, the Central Statistics Office (CSO), as the national statistical office, compiles and makes available detailed data on a number of planning related issues including permissions granted and completions by development type and county. Data is available at the following link on the CSO website: https://www.cso.ie/en/statistics/construction/planningpermissions/.