PlanningBrief insights
Irish construction planning trends.
Aggregate views of the live PlanningBrief planning, appeal and tender datasets: where applications are concentrated, what project types dominate, and how value bands distribute.
Last updated 2026-06-03 19:24 UTC Planning feed ETL 2026-06-15 ยท 8494 public planning leads
Live planning dataset
8,494 public planning leads across 27 counties.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Latest measured week | 2026-05-29 |
| Top county by count | Dublin |
| Top project class | One-off house |
| Open/current TED tenders | 80 |
Live dataset chart
Applications by county
| Segment | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 1388 | 16.3% |
| Donegal | 668 | 7.9% |
| Galway | 586 | 6.9% |
| Cork | 498 | 5.9% |
| Meath | 428 | 5.0% |
| Limerick | 428 | 5.0% |
| Tipperary | 352 | 4.1% |
| Wexford | 341 | 4.0% |
| Clare | 322 | 3.8% |
| Louth | 308 | 3.6% |
| Laois | 293 | 3.4% |
| Mayo | 273 | 3.2% |
| Waterford | 264 | 3.1% |
| Kerry | 256 | 3.0% |
Live dataset chart
Applications by project type
| Segment | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| One-off house | 2918 | 34.4% |
| Appeal/FI | 1641 | 19.3% |
| Small residential | 666 | 7.8% |
| Demolition | 466 | 5.5% |
| Protected structure | 418 | 4.9% |
| Planning record | 399 | 4.7% |
| Agricultural | 320 | 3.8% |
| Large residential | 315 | 3.7% |
| Small multi-unit | 285 | 3.4% |
| Commercial new build | 202 | 2.4% |
| Commercial fit-out | 191 | 2.2% |
| Infrastructure | 161 | 1.9% |
| Public / civic | 157 | 1.8% |
| Mixed use | 125 | 1.5% |
Live dataset chart
Applications by month
| Segment | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-05 | 2097 | 24.7% |
| 2026-03 | 1212 | 14.3% |
| 2026-02 | 1090 | 12.8% |
| 2026-04 | 605 | 7.1% |
| 2025-12 | 406 | 4.8% |
| 2025-11 | 306 | 3.6% |
| 2026-01 | 278 | 3.3% |
| 2025-10 | 274 | 3.2% |
| 2025-09 | 251 | 3.0% |
| 2025-08 | 183 | 2.2% |
| 2025-07 | 176 | 2.1% |
| 2026-06 | 58 | 0.7% |
Live dataset chart
Value-band distribution
| Segment | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown - verify | 4884 | 57.5% |
| EUR 250k-500k | 1388 | 16.3% |
| EUR 500k-1m | 883 | 10.4% |
| EUR 3m-10m | 370 | 4.4% |
| EUR <250k | 369 | 4.3% |
| EUR 1m-3m | 348 | 4.1% |
| EUR 10m-30m | 161 | 1.9% |
| EUR 30m+ | 91 | 1.1% |
Live dataset chart
Tender volume by CPV family
| Segment | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Construction works | 162 | 57.9% |
| Architecture / engineering | 111 | 39.6% |
| Construction materials | 7 | 2.5% |
County league tables
Rank counties by application count, estimated units and largest current project.
High valueBiggest projects
Largest current planning leads and construction tenders by value signal.