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Castlebellingham-Kilsaran

Planning applications inside the Castlebellingham-Kilsaran, Co. Louth 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 figures

The planning register for Castlebellingham-Kilsaran shows 90 total applications, with 10 lodged in 2023, 7 in 2024, and 17 in 2025. Out of 67 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016, 60 were granted, 7 were refused, and 0 were part-granted, reflecting a 90% grant rate. The most common development types in the area are Extension at 26%, Retention at 20%, Alterations at 14%, and Change of use at 11%. 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.

Applications
90
inside the settlement boundary
County
Louth
CSO Census 2022

Decisions

Grant rate

Share of 67 decided applications, since 2016

90%granted

Granted60 · 90%SPLIT0 · 0%Refused7 · 10%

Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 23

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

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OutcomeApplications
Granted60
Refused7
No decision recorded23

What’s being applied for

Share of 90 applications with a recognised type

  1. Extension26%
  2. Retention20%
  3. Alterations14%
  4. Change of use11%
  5. Housing estate7%
  6. New dwelling6%

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

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TypeApplicationsShare
Extension2326%
Retention1820%
Alterations1314%
Change of use1011%
Housing estate67%
New dwelling56%

Activity

Applications lodged

Per year, 2016–2025

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YearApplications
201612
20174
20188
201910
20209
20212
20226
202310
20247
202517

Grant rate by year

Share of decided applications granted, by year of decision

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YearDecidedGrantedGrant rate
20169889%
201722100%
201866100%
20197686%
202088100%
202144100%
20224375%
20235360%
20249778%
202577100%

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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.

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