Ardee
Planning applications inside the Ardee, Co. Louth 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 figuresThe register for Ardee records 358 total applications, with 33 lodged in 2023, 24 in 2024, and 37 in 2025. Among the 265 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016, the grant rate is 89%, representing 237 granted, 28 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are Retention at 20%, Extension at 15%, Change of use at 15%, and Housing estate at 12%. 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.
- 358
- inside the settlement boundary
- Louth
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
89%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 93
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 237 |
| Refused | 28 |
| No decision recorded | 93 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
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| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Retention | 70 | 20% |
| Extension | 53 | 15% |
| Change of use | 53 | 15% |
| Housing estate | 43 | 12% |
| New dwelling | 28 | 8% |
| Commercial | 27 | 8% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retention | 82% | 45 | 90% |
| Extension | 100% | 39 | 95% |
| Change of use | 95% | 38 | 88% |
| Housing estate | 94% | 31 | 78% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded. Types with fewer than 30 decided applications are not listed, because a rate over a handful of applications would not mean anything.
Activity
Applications lodged
Show the numbers
| Year | Applications |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 30 |
| 2017 | 37 |
| 2018 | 25 |
| 2019 | 42 |
| 2020 | 34 |
| 2021 | 36 |
| 2022 | 34 |
| 2023 | 33 |
| 2024 | 24 |
| 2025 | 37 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20 | 19 | 95% |
| 2017 | 25 | 24 | 96% |
| 2018 | 25 | 23 | 92% |
| 2019 | 24 | 20 | 83% |
| 2020 | 29 | 25 | 86% |
| 2021 | 30 | 29 | 97% |
| 2022 | 25 | 23 | 92% |
| 2023 | 22 | 19 | 86% |
| 2024 | 17 | 16 | 94% |
| 2025 | 25 | 22 | 88% |
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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.