Ballon
Planning applications inside the Ballon, Co. Carlow 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 Ballon, there are 58 total applications on the register, with a grant rate of 80% of 40 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016 based on 32 granted, 8 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are New dwelling at 29%, Retention at 22%, Extension at 16%, and Change of use at 14%. The number of applications lodged recently was 4 in 2023, 6 in 2024, and 8 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.
- 58
- inside the settlement boundary
- Carlow
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
80%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 18
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 32 |
| Refused | 8 |
| No decision recorded | 18 |
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 | 17 | 29% |
| Retention | 13 | 22% |
| Extension | 9 | 16% |
| Change of use | 8 | 14% |
| Housing estate | 6 | 10% |
| Commercial | 2 | 3% |
Activity
Applications lodged
Show the numbers
| Year | Applications |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 4 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 8 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| 2019 | 4 | 4 | 100% |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| 2022 | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2024 | 2 | 1 | 50% |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | 60% |
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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.