Abbeyleix
Planning applications inside the Abbeyleix, Co. Laois settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.
What the data shows
Generated from this page’s figuresIn Abbeyleix, there are 197 total applications on the register. Of the 130 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016, the grant rate is 98%, with 128 granted, 2 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are New dwelling at 23%, Extension at 18%, Retention at 18%, and Alterations at 12%. Recent activity shows 27 applications lodged in 2023, 31 in 2024, and 27 in 2025. This is information, not legal advice.
An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.
- 197
- inside the settlement boundary
- Laois
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
98%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 67
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 128 |
| Refused | 2 |
| No decision recorded | 67 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
Show the numbers
| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New dwelling | 45 | 23% |
| Extension | 36 | 18% |
| Retention | 35 | 18% |
| Alterations | 24 | 12% |
| Change of use | 21 | 11% |
| Commercial | 15 | 8% |
Activity
Applications lodged
Show the numbers
| Year | Applications |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 23 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 14 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 10 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2024 | 31 |
| 2025 | 27 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| 2017 | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| 2018 | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| 2019 | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| 2020 | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| 2021 | 10 | 10 | 100% |
| 2022 | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| 2023 | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| 2024 | 17 | 16 | 94% |
| 2025 | 16 | 16 | 100% |
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Source the statutory planning registers; settlement boundary: CSO Census 2022 urban areas (Tailte Éireann) · Licence Irish Public Sector Data, CC BY 4.0Always confirm against the relevant authority’s official register.