Castleblayney
Planning applications inside the Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan 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 figuresThe planning register for Castleblayney shows 226 total applications, with recent lodging figures recording 25 applications in 2023, 25 in 2024, and 26 in 2025. Since 2016, there is a grant rate of 97% across 176 applications that were granted, refused, or part-granted, which breaks down to 170 granted, 6 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types in the area are Retention at 19%, Extension at 16%, Change of use at 13%, and Housing estate 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.
- 226
- inside the settlement boundary
- Monaghan
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
97%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 50
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 170 |
| Refused | 6 |
| No decision recorded | 50 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
Show the numbers
| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Retention | 42 | 19% |
| Extension | 36 | 16% |
| Change of use | 30 | 13% |
| Housing estate | 25 | 11% |
| New dwelling | 23 | 10% |
| Commercial | 22 | 10% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 100% | 33 | 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“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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 | 18 |
| 2017 | 13 |
| 2018 | 24 |
| 2019 | 25 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 25 |
| 2024 | 25 |
| 2025 | 26 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| 2017 | 11 | 10 | 91% |
| 2018 | 18 | 17 | 94% |
| 2019 | 20 | 20 | 100% |
| 2020 | 20 | 20 | 100% |
| 2021 | 22 | 21 | 95% |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | 100% |
| 2023 | 16 | 16 | 100% |
| 2024 | 14 | 13 | 93% |
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | 100% |
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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.