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Ballyshannon

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

Applications
188
inside the settlement boundary
County
Donegal
CSO Census 2022

Decisions

Grant rate

Share of 142 decided applications, since 2016

96%granted

Granted136 · 96%SPLIT0 · 0%Refused6 · 4%

Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 46

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

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OutcomeApplications
Granted136
Refused6
No decision recorded46

What’s being applied for

Share of 187 applications with a recognised type

  1. Extension18%
  2. Change of use17%
  3. Retention16%
  4. New dwelling13%
  5. Alterations12%
  6. Housing estate7%

Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.

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TypeApplicationsShare
Extension3318%
Change of use3117%
Retention3016%
New dwelling2413%
Alterations2212%
Housing estate147%

Activity

Applications lodged

Per year, 2016–2025

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YearApplications
201620
201713
201815
201915
202015
202118
202216
202316
202422
202517

Grant rate by year

Share of decided applications granted, by year of decision

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YearDecidedGrantedGrant rate
20161010100%
201710990%
20181111100%
20191111100%
20201212100%
2021141393%
20221111100%
202311982%
20241919100%
2025161594%

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