Blessington
Planning applications inside the Blessington, Co. Wicklow 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 figuresIn Blessington, there are 245 total applications on the register, with a grant rate of 91% of 169 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016. Across those decisions, 153 were granted, 16 were refused, and 0 were part-granted. The most common development types are Extension at 30%, Retention at 18%, New dwelling at 14%, and Housing estate at 9%. Regarding applications lodged recently, there were 41 in 2023, 25 in 2024, and 22 in 2025. This is information, not legal advice.
An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.
- 245
- inside the settlement boundary
- Wicklow
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
91%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 76
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 153 |
| Refused | 16 |
| No decision recorded | 76 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
Show the numbers
| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Extension | 71 | 30% |
| Retention | 42 | 18% |
| New dwelling | 33 | 14% |
| Housing estate | 22 | 9% |
| Change of use | 18 | 8% |
| Apartments | 16 | 7% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 98% | 55 | 95% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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 | 11 |
| 2017 | 25 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2019 | 27 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 36 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 41 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2025 | 22 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | 7 | 88% |
| 2017 | 18 | 16 | 89% |
| 2018 | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2019 | 20 | 17 | 85% |
| 2020 | 15 | 14 | 93% |
| 2021 | 27 | 27 | 100% |
| 2022 | 16 | 13 | 81% |
| 2023 | 20 | 16 | 80% |
| 2024 | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| 2025 | 12 | 10 | 83% |
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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.