Planning register

Ballybunion

Planning applications inside the Ballybunion, Co. Kerry settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.

Applications: 216
County: Kerry

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for Ballybunion shows a total of 216 applications, with a grant rate of 86% of 176 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016. Within these decided cases, 152 were granted, 24 were refused, and 0 were part-granted. The most common development types are new dwellings at 29%, extensions at 22%, retentions at 20%, and changes of use at 7%. Recently lodged applications include 24 in 2023, 20 in 2024, and 22 in 2025, with recent granted examples including a dormer window, a granny annexe retention, and a development of 27 dwelling houses.

An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.

Grant rate

86%

of 176 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted: 152
Refused: 24
No decision recorded: 40

Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.

What’s being built

New dwelling: 29%
Extension: 22%
Retention: 20%
Change of use: 7%
Alterations: 7%
Housing estate: 4%

Grant rate by category

How each kind of application has been decided in Ballybunion, 2016–2026.

Category	Granted	Decided	Nationally
New dwelling	84%	50	81%
Extension	92%	39	95%
Retention	85%	34	90%

“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded. Categories with fewer than 30 decided applications are not listed, because a rate over a handful of applications would not mean anything.

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

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Grant rate, by year of decision

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Recently lodged in Ballybunion

Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Settlement boundary: CSO Census 2022 urban areas (Tailte Éireann). Always confirm against the relevant authority’s official register.