Planning register

Bray

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

Applications: 2,102
County: Wicklow

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for Bray contains a total of 2102 applications, with recent lodgements showing 208 in 2023, 191 in 2024, and 207 in 2025. Since 2002, the area has seen a grant rate of 82% out of 1517 applications granted, refused, or part-granted, which specifically consists of 1251 granted, 264 refused, and 2 part-granted. The most common development types are extensions at 31%, new dwellings at 11%, retentions at 11%, and alterations at 10%. Recent decisions in the area include approvals for alterations to a previously granted application, the demolition of a derelict house and outbuilding, and a ground floor rear extension with a roof space conversion.

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

82%

of 1,517 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2002.

Granted: 1,251
Refused: 264
Part granted, part refused: 2
Withdrawn: 6
Invalid: 20
Exempt — no permission needed: 2
Compliance submission: 55
No decision recorded: 502

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

What’s being built

Extension: 31%
New dwelling: 11%
Retention: 11%
Alterations: 10%
Change of use: 9%
Commercial: 8%

Grant rate by category

How each kind of application has been decided in Bray, 2016–2026.

Category	Granted	Decided	Nationally
Extension	93%	457	95%
Retention	74%	134	90%
Alterations	89%	129	92%
New dwelling	64%	129	81%
Change of use	87%	128	88%
Commercial	80%	101	88%
Apartments	71%	86	71%
Infrastructure	86%	51	91%
Housing estate	53%	34	78%
Other	82%	33	88%

“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded. Categories with fewer than 30 decided applications are not listed, because a rate over a handful of applications would not mean anything.

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

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Recently lodged in Bray

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.