Planning register

Birr

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

Applications: 271
County: Offaly

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for Birr contains a total of 271 applications, with the number of recently lodged applications showing 23 in 2023, 29 in 2024, and 37 in 2025. Since 2016, there has been a 93% grant rate out of 170 applications granted, refused or part-granted, which consists of 158 granted, 12 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are change of use at 19%, extension at 17%, retention at 14%, and alterations at 12%. Recent decisions in the area include approvals for a rooftop solar photovoltaic array, a single storey extension, and changes of use for residential purposes, while proposals for a demolition and a site subdivision were refused.

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

93%

of 170 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted: 158
Refused: 12
No decision recorded: 101

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

What’s being built

Change of use: 19%
Extension: 17%
Retention: 14%
Alterations: 12%
New dwelling: 10%
Housing estate: 9%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

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Grant rate, by year of decision

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Recently lodged in Birr

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.