Planning Permission Ireland

Planning register

Carlow

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

Applications
1,158
County
Carlow

What the data shows

The planning register for Carlow contains a total of 1158 applications, with recent lodgements recorded at 111 in 2023, 119 in 2024, and 111 in 2025. Since 2016, there have been 747 applications granted, refused, or part-granted, resulting in a 93% grant rate that reflects 694 granted, 53 refused, and 0 part-granted applications. The most common development types are extension at 22%, retention at 18%, change of use at 14%, and commercial at 10%. Recent decided examples, which were all granted, include projects such as a single storey dwelling, variations to previous permissions, a single storey extension, retention of a domestic shed, and a running embankment with pitch side LED floodlights.

An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.

Planning intelligence

Grant rate

93%

of 747 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted
694
Refused
53
No decision recorded
411

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

What’s being built

Extension
22%
Retention
18%
Change of use
14%
Commercial
10%
Housing estate
8%
New dwelling
7%

Grant rate by category

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

CategoryGrantedDecidedNationally
Extension96%17995%
Retention92%14090%
Change of use95%10288%
Commercial97%7088%
Housing estate86%5178%
Alterations100%4892%
New dwelling78%4082%
Infrastructure94%3691%

“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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.

Appeals to An Bord Pleanála

24%

of 33 decided appeals changed the council’s decision, 2016–2026.

Decision upheld
22
Upheld, conditions varied
3

8 of 33 decided appeals reversed the council either way. Withdrawn and invalid appeals are excluded, because nothing was decided. Appeals are self-selected — only decisions someone chose to challenge appear here — so this is a record of appealed cases, not a measure of the council’s decisions overall.

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

Grant rate, by year of decision

Recently lodged in Carlow

ListMap

  • Hanover Road , Carlow , Carlow

    Awaiting decision

    Demolish an existing two storey derelict dwelling and construct 2 no. two storey detached dwellings, 2 no.…

    2660254CarlowLodged 13 Aug 2026

  • Hanover Road , Carlow

    Invalid or incomplete

    Demolish an existing two storey derelict dwelling and construct 2 no. two storey detached dwellings, 2 no.…

    2660252CarlowLodged 11 Aug 2026

  • Pollerton Road , Carlow , Co. Carlow

    Awaiting decision

    Two Storey Dwelling as Built previously approved under Planning Ref 21518 and all associated site works

    2660243CarlowLodged 31 Jul 2026

  • Pollerton Road , Carlow , Co. Carlow

    Invalid or incomplete

    Two Storey Dwelling as Built previously approved under Planning Ref 21-518 and all associated site works

    2660236CarlowLodged 28 Jul 2026

  • Willow Park , Tullow Road , Carlow

    Awaiting decision

    The construction of 4 no. 3 bedroom semi detached dwellings and all ancillary site works

    2660230CarlowLodged 22 Jul 2026

  • No. 55 Riverside , Carlow , R93 YD80

    Awaiting decision

    The construction of a single storey domestic extension to side elevation of my existing dwelling and all…

    2660226CarlowLodged 20 Jul 2026

  • Willow Park , Tullow Road , Carlow

    Invalid or incomplete

    Construction of 4 no. 3 bed semi detached dwellings and all ancillary site works

    2660218CarlowLodged 15 Jul 2026

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.