The tables set out below contain data for 2002 and preliminary data for 2003, based on information supplied by planning authorities, on the number of planning applications received by planning authorities, the number of decisions made on planning applications and the rate of grant and refusal as a percentage of decisions made. Data for borough and town councils are included with county council data.
It should be noted that decisions to grant or refuse planning permission in a given year will not necessarily relate to the applications received in that year, as a number of decisions taken early in a year relate to applications received in the previous year and applications received at the end of a year would not be decided until the following year.
Data are being compiled on the percentage of planning decisions made within eight weeks and will be sent to the Deputy shortly. Data are not available on the average length of time taken by planning authorities to process planning applications or on the number of requests for further information.
2002
|
Planning applications received
|
Decisions made on planning applications
|
Decisions to grant
|
Decisions to refuse
|
Decisions to grant as % of total decisions
|
Decisions to refuse as % of total decisions
|
Carlow
|
690
|
716
|
630
|
86
|
88.0
|
12.0
|
Cavan
|
1,573
|
1,639
|
1,487
|
152
|
90.7
|
9.3
|
Clare
|
2,536
|
2,000
|
1,630
|
370
|
81.5
|
18.5
|
Cork
|
5,806
|
6,041
|
4,976
|
1,065
|
82.4
|
17.6
|
Donegal
|
4,658
|
4,431
|
3,779
|
652
|
85.3
|
14.7
|
Dún Laoghaire
|
1,498
|
1,561
|
1,315
|
246
|
84.2
|
15.8
|
Fingal
|
1,900
|
1,805
|
1,409
|
396
|
78.1
|
21.9
|
Galway
|
5,241
|
3,372
|
2,931
|
441
|
86.9
|
13.1
|
Kerry
|
3,657
|
3,860
|
3,170
|
690
|
82.1
|
17.9
|
Kildare
|
1,900
|
1,946
|
1,585
|
361
|
81.4
|
18.6
|
Kilkenny
|
1,449
|
1,456
|
1,194
|
262
|
82.0
|
18.0
|
Laois
|
928
|
940
|
806
|
134
|
85.7
|
14.3
|
Leitrim
|
703
|
742
|
642
|
100
|
86.5
|
13.5
|
Limerick
|
1,980
|
2,092
|
1,815
|
277
|
86.8
|
13.2
|
Longford
|
650
|
686
|
605
|
81
|
88.2
|
11.8
|
Louth
|
1,618
|
1,874
|
1,481
|
393
|
79.0
|
21.0
|
Mayo
|
2,729
|
2,604
|
2,266
|
338
|
87.0
|
13.0
|
Meath
|
1,983
|
2,120
|
1,631
|
489
|
76.9
|
23.1
|
Monaghan
|
1,172
|
1,182
|
1,013
|
169
|
85.7
|
14.3
|
North Tipperary
|
1,490
|
1,208
|
1,099
|
109
|
91.0
|
9.0
|
Offaly
|
1,229
|
1,207
|
949
|
258
|
78.6
|
21.4
|
Roscommon
|
1,366
|
1,438
|
1,378
|
60
|
95.8
|
4.2
|
Sligo
|
1,003
|
1,141
|
924
|
217
|
81.0
|
19.0
|
South Dublin
|
1,094
|
1,097
|
912
|
185
|
83.1
|
16.9
|
South Tipperary
|
1,409
|
1,233
|
1,075
|
158
|
87.2
|
12.8
|
Waterford
|
1,275
|
1,323
|
1,177
|
146
|
89.0
|
11.0
|
Westmeath
|
1,121
|
1,147
|
934
|
213
|
81.4
|
18.6
|
Wexford
|
3,275
|
3,086
|
2,419
|
667
|
78.4
|
21.6
|
Wicklow
|
1,607
|
1,347
|
1,091
|
256
|
81.0
|
19.0
|
Sub Total
|
57,540
|
55,294
|
46,323
|
8,971
|
83.8
|
16.2
|
Cork City Council
|
805
|
783
|
695
|
88
|
88.8
|
11.2
|
Dublin City Council
|
3,108
|
2,989
|
2,596
|
393
|
86.9
|
13.1
|
Galway City Council
|
672
|
634
|
551
|
83
|
86.9
|
13.1
|
Limerick City Council
|
334
|
334
|
320
|
14
|
95.8
|
4.2
|
Waterford City Council
|
351
|
342
|
314
|
28
|
91.8
|
8.2
|
Sub-Total
|
5,270
|
5,082
|
4,476
|
606
|
88.1
|
11.9
|
Total
|
62,810
|
60,376
|
50,799
|
9,577
|
84.1
|
15.9
|
|
Planning applications received
|
Decisions made on planning applications
|
Decisions to grant
|
Decisions to refuse
|
Decisions to grant as % of total decisions
|
Decisions to refuse as % of total decisions
|
Carlow
|
932
|
860
|
775
|
85
|
90.1
|
9.9
|
Cavan
|
2,076
|
1,702
|
1,527
|
175
|
89.7
|
10.3
|
Clare
|
3,030
|
1,995
|
1,709
|
286
|
85.7
|
14.3
|
Cork
|
7,102
|
6,256
|
5,084
|
1,172
|
81.3
|
18.7
|
Donegal
|
5,384
|
4,714
|
3,953
|
761
|
83.9
|
16.1
|
Dún Laoghaire
|
1,742
|
1,764
|
1,556
|
208
|
88.2
|
11.8
|
Fingal
|
2,020
|
1,799
|
1,294
|
505
|
71.9
|
28.1
|
Galway
|
7,221
|
5,591
|
4,353
|
1,238
|
77.9
|
22.1
|
Kerry
|
4,373
|
3,726
|
3,062
|
664
|
82.2
|
17.8
|
Kildare
|
1,951
|
2,054
|
1,499
|
555
|
73.0
|
27.0
|
Kilkenny
|
1,756
|
1,535
|
1,256
|
279
|
81.8
|
18.2
|
Laois
|
1,197
|
1,079
|
977
|
102
|
90.5
|
9.5
|
Leitrim
|
946
|
754
|
667
|
87
|
88.5
|
11.5
|
Limerick
|
2,286
|
2,050
|
1,818
|
232
|
88.7
|
11.3
|
Longford
|
782
|
659
|
563
|
96
|
85.4
|
14.6
|
Louth
|
1,905
|
1,679
|
1,288
|
391
|
76.7
|
23.3
|
Mayo
|
3,814
|
2,918
|
2,614
|
304
|
89.6
|
10.4
|
Meath
|
2,492
|
2,106
|
1,597
|
509
|
75.8
|
24.2
|
Monaghan
|
1,254
|
1,155
|
1,090
|
65
|
94.4
|
5.6
|
North Tipperary
|
1,677
|
1,258
|
1,163
|
95
|
92.4
|
7.6
|
Offaly
|
1,272
|
1,110
|
852
|
258
|
76.8
|
23.2
|
Roscommon
|
1,713
|
1,288
|
1,212
|
76
|
94.1
|
5.9
|
Sligo
|
1,259
|
1,090
|
965
|
125
|
88.5
|
11.5
|
South Dublin
|
1,568
|
1,337
|
1,083
|
254
|
81.0
|
19.0
|
South Tipperary
|
1,504
|
1,296
|
1,098
|
198
|
84.7
|
15.3
|
Waterford
|
1,525
|
1,301
|
1,139
|
162
|
87.5
|
12.5
|
Westmeath
|
1,255
|
1,042
|
857
|
185
|
82.2
|
17.8
|
Wexford
|
3,656
|
3,334
|
2,571
|
763
|
77.1
|
22.9
|
Wicklow
|
2,028
|
1,442
|
1,169
|
273
|
81.1
|
18.9
|
Sub Total
|
69,720
|
58,894
|
48,791
|
10,103
|
82.8
|
17.2
|
Cork City Council
|
964
|
910
|
752
|
158
|
82.6
|
17.4
|
Dublin City Council
|
4,480
|
3,276
|
2,850
|
426
|
87.0
|
13.0
|
Galway City Council
|
579
|
602
|
515
|
87
|
85.5
|
14.5
|
Limerick City Council
|
338
|
364
|
325
|
39
|
89.3
|
10.7
|
Waterford City Council
|
465
|
410
|
330
|
80
|
80.5
|
19.5
|
Sub-Total
|
6,826
|
5,562
|
4,772
|
790
|
85.8
|
14.2
|
Total
|
76,546
|
64,456
|
53,563
|
10,893
|
83.1
|
16.9
|