Athenry
Planning applications inside the Athenry, Co. Galway 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 shows 241 total applications for Athenry, with recent activity showing 18 applications lodged in 2023, 21 in 2024, and 17 in 2025. Out of 214 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016, the grant rate is 86%, representing 185 granted, 29 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are Housing estate at 16%, alongside New dwelling at 14%, Extension at 14%, and Change of use at 14%. 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.
- 241
- inside the settlement boundary
- Galway
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
86%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 27
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 185 |
| Refused | 29 |
| No decision recorded | 27 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
Show the numbers
| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Housing estate | 39 | 16% |
| New dwelling | 34 | 14% |
| Extension | 34 | 14% |
| Change of use | 34 | 14% |
| Retention | 33 | 14% |
| Commercial | 22 | 9% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing estate | 66% | 32 | 78% |
| New dwelling | 90% | 30 | 81% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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 | 21 |
| 2017 | 26 |
| 2018 | 17 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2020 | 20 |
| 2021 | 34 |
| 2022 | 27 |
| 2023 | 18 |
| 2024 | 21 |
| 2025 | 17 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| 2017 | 18 | 15 | 83% |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | 100% |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| 2020 | 19 | 14 | 74% |
| 2021 | 30 | 24 | 80% |
| 2022 | 22 | 17 | 77% |
| 2023 | 22 | 16 | 73% |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| 2025 | 20 | 19 | 95% |
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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.