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Blackwater

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

Applications
81
inside the settlement boundary
County
Wexford
CSO Census 2022

Decisions

Grant rate

Share of 64 decided applications, since 2015

84%granted

Granted54 · 84%SPLIT0 · 0%Refused10 · 16%

Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 17

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

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OutcomeApplications
Granted54
Refused10
No decision recorded17

What’s being applied for

Share of 81 applications with a recognised type

  1. New dwelling25%
  2. Retention25%
  3. Extension19%
  4. Housing estate9%
  5. Infrastructure7%
  6. Alterations6%

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

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TypeApplicationsShare
New dwelling2025%
Retention2025%
Extension1519%
Housing estate79%
Infrastructure67%
Alterations56%

Activity

Applications lodged

Per year, 2016–2025

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YearApplications
20164
20175
20185
20193
202013
20215
202212
202311
20247
20257

Grant rate by year

Share of decided applications granted, by year of decision

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YearDecidedGrantedGrant rate
201633100%
201722100%
201855100%
20193133%
20207571%
20215480%
202211982%
20239889%
20245480%
202566100%

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