Bearna
Planning applications inside the Bearna, 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 planning register for Bearna shows 322 total applications, with 273 applications decided since 2016 resulting in an 82% grant rate consisting of 225 granted, 48 refused, and 0 part-granted. Among development types, new dwelling represents 32%, extension represents 21%, retention represents 17%, and alterations represents 17%. Recent lodgements indicate an upward pattern over recent years, with 14 applications in 2023, 27 in 2024, and 32 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.
- 322
- inside the settlement boundary
- Galway
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
82%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 49
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 225 |
| Refused | 48 |
| No decision recorded | 49 |
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 | 102 | 32% |
| Extension | 69 | 21% |
| Retention | 55 | 17% |
| Alterations | 53 | 17% |
| Housing estate | 17 | 5% |
| Apartments | 8 | 2% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| New dwelling | 65% | 72 | 81% |
| Extension | 95% | 58 | 95% |
| Alterations | 94% | 48 | 92% |
| Retention | 95% | 44 | 90% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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 | 42 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2018 | 39 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2020 | 30 |
| 2021 | 38 |
| 2022 | 17 |
| 2023 | 14 |
| 2024 | 27 |
| 2025 | 32 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18 | 17 | 94% |
| 2017 | 26 | 23 | 88% |
| 2018 | 34 | 29 | 85% |
| 2019 | 32 | 22 | 69% |
| 2020 | 27 | 22 | 81% |
| 2021 | 32 | 26 | 81% |
| 2022 | 24 | 19 | 79% |
| 2023 | 9 | 7 | 78% |
| 2024 | 22 | 17 | 77% |
| 2025 | 25 | 23 | 92% |
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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.