This week · planning publication window
Last updated 29 Jul 2026 05:47 UTC
This week · 22–28 Jul 2026
Irish planning activity this week
National and county records newly published on official sources this week, with original received, decision and commencement dates kept visible where they lag publication. 6,326 commencement units were published in this window.
National headline numbers
Newly published on official feeds · vs prior measured period
2,823
3,515
Applications published
New on official planning feeds
vs prior 7 days
858
1,333
Granted records
Grant / conditional decisions
vs prior 7 days
95
150
Refused records
Refusal decisions published
vs prior 7 days
621
621
Commencements
BCMS records newly ingested
vs prior 7 days
0
0
Completions
Month-coded certificates
vs prior source month
6
50
Appeals lodged
ACP lodged / received
vs prior 7 days
County breakdown
Activity by county · same measured window
| County | Apps | Grants | Refused | Commenced | Est. units | Compl. | Appeals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin | 562 | 169 | 26 | 164 | 1,328 | 0 | 19 |
| Donegal | 350 | 140 | 8 | 30 | 31 | 0 | 1 |
| Galway | 317 | 120 | 15 | 44 | 115 | 0 | 6 |
| Meath | 219 | 61 | 17 | 29 | 330 | 0 | 1 |
| Tipperary | 187 | 69 | 2 | 19 | 206 | 0 | 1 |
| Mayo | 151 | 57 | 4 | 35 | 42 | 0 | 1 |
| Clare | 152 | 63 | 2 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Limerick | 142 | 58 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 1 |
| Waterford | 147 | 56 | 9 | 10 | 149 | 0 | 0 |
| Kerry | 119 | 54 | 7 | 37 | 38 | 0 | 2 |
| Louth | 139 | 52 | 4 | 14 | 355 | 0 | 2 |
| Laois | 146 | 38 | 1 | 8 | 132 | 0 | 1 |
| Kilkenny | 107 | 43 | 1 | 18 | 65 | 0 | 0 |
| Wexford | 83 | 61 | 8 | 15 | 296 | 0 | 2 |
| Cavan | 106 | 48 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Roscommon | 99 | 28 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Offaly | 95 | 32 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 0 | 3 |
| Westmeath | 84 | 35 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 0 | 2 |
| Monaghan | 87 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlow | 60 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Sligo | 51 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cork | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 2,953 | 0 | 5 |
| Kildare | 28 | 25 | 3 | 18 | 83 | 0 | 1 |
| Leitrim | 36 | 19 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| Longford | 36 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Wicklow | 12 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
Notable fresh records
Largest by unit, floor-area and value signal
| Lead | County | Stage | Scale |
|---|---|---|---|
| 171 dwellings, Our Lady's Hospital building and grounds (RPS 845), Gort Road... | Clare | New Application | 171 units · €30m+ |
| 169 dwellings, A site of approximately 1.32 Ha principally located at... | Dublin | Granted | 169 units · 14,976 m² · €30m+ |
| 112 dwellings, Site at junction of Citywest Road and Garter Avenue, Citywest... | Dublin | New Application | 112 units · €30m+ |
| Residential development, Dunshaughlin Community College, Drumree Road Knocks... | Meath | Further Information | 11,905 m² · €30m+ |
| ~124 dwellings, Bennetstown (townland) to the south of the M3 Parkway park and... | Meath | New Application | 124 units |
| ~103 dwellings, The Paddocks, Williamstown Road Grantstown, Waterford | Waterford | New Application | 103 units |
| 97 dwellings, Greenbatter and Newtownstalaban, Drogheda, Co. Louth | Louth | New Application | 97 units · 10,999 m² · €10m–30m |
Dating and publication lagHow to read this week
- Headline counts use publication or ingest dates from official sources, not application received or decision event dates.
- Application and decision records use source ETL publication dates and are deduped across planning_applications and planning_reference_applications.
- Commencements use BCMS ingest dates; the event commencement date remains visible on source records.
- ACP appeals use lodged/received date because the ACP source refreshes existing rows in bulk.
- Completions are month-coded and can lag the actual project finish.
Completion basis: Completion certificates are month-coded in source data, so the count uses the latest source month rather than exact day.
Source freshness4 measured feeds
| Source | Measured window | Lag note |
|---|---|---|
| Planning applications | 2026-07-22 to 2026-07-28 | about 1 day publication lag |
| BCMS commencement notices | 2026-07-23 to 2026-07-29 | about 44 days publication lag |
| Completion notices | source month 2026-06 | completion data is month-coded, not exact weekly publication |
| ACP appeals | 2026-06-13 to 2026-06-19 | ACP refreshes in bulk; lodged/received date is the publication proxy |
Publication activity is not the same as application or decision event activity; dates remain explicit throughout.Read the methodology →