Athy
Planning applications inside the Athy, Co. Kildare 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 planning register for Athy records 349 total applications. Since 2016, 88% of 261 applications that reached a decision were granted, representing 230 granted, 31 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are Change of use at 17%, Extension at 16%, Retention at 14%, and Housing estate at 13%. Recent activity shows 27 applications lodged in 2023, 37 lodged in 2024, and 39 lodged in 2025.
An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.
- 349
- inside the settlement boundary
- Kildare
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
88%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 88
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 230 |
| Refused | 31 |
| No decision recorded | 88 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
Show the numbers
| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Change of use | 58 | 17% |
| Extension | 55 | 16% |
| Retention | 49 | 14% |
| Housing estate | 45 | 13% |
| Commercial | 37 | 11% |
| Infrastructure | 25 | 7% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 98% | 45 | 95% |
| Retention | 93% | 43 | 90% |
| Change of use | 81% | 32 | 88% |
| Housing estate | 73% | 30 | 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“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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 | 23 |
| 2017 | 38 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2019 | 44 |
| 2020 | 26 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2022 | 32 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2024 | 37 |
| 2025 | 39 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 14 | 11 | 79% |
| 2017 | 24 | 20 | 83% |
| 2018 | 31 | 29 | 94% |
| 2019 | 34 | 29 | 85% |
| 2020 | 22 | 20 | 91% |
| 2021 | 28 | 26 | 93% |
| 2022 | 19 | 17 | 89% |
| 2023 | 21 | 20 | 95% |
| 2024 | 26 | 23 | 88% |
| 2025 | 25 | 21 | 84% |
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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.