Planning Permission Ireland

Planning register

Clifden

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

Applications
89
County
Galway

What the data shows

The planning register for Clifden contains 89 total applications, with 80 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016. Within this period, the area shows an 85% grant rate, consisting of 68 granted applications, 12 refused applications, and 0 part-granted applications. The most common development types are change of use at 20%, retention at 20%, commercial at 16%, and alterations at 11%. Recently lodged applications include 11 in 2023, 7 in 2024, and 7 in 2025, with recent decisions showing granted outcomes for projects such as a private garage building, a new dwelling house, and a change of use from holiday home to private residential use.

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

85%

of 80 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted
68
Refused
12
No decision recorded
9

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

What’s being built

Change of use
20%
Retention
20%
Commercial
16%
Alterations
11%
New dwelling
10%
Extension
7%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

Grant rate, by year of decision

Recently lodged in Clifden

  • Of existing stables and associated concrete slab, pony arena and associated gates and fencing, imported fill…

    2660961Galway CountyLodged 11 Jun 2026

  • Of Nos.3 & 4 the low road as a single dwelling to include retention of alterations to the front elevation of…

    2660959Galway CountyLodged 11 Jun 2026

  • For (1) the connection and amalgamation of an existing public house with overhead apartments and an adjoining…

    2660895Galway CountyLodged 4 Jun 2026

  • Of a rear extension to the existing dwelling house, roof windows to rear and side elevations, minor…

    2660530Galway CountyLodged 8 Apr 2026

  • For private garage building and for shed/store building with all associated works and ancillary services

    2561740Galway CountyLodged 26 Nov 2025

  • Clifden , Westport Road , Co. Galway

    RefusedConditions varied on appeal

    For a) revised vehicular access and parking arrangement for a previously approved house and b) single storey…

    2560663Galway CountyLodged 27 May 2025

  • Of the retaining wall and site works as constructed to the revised northern site boundary of the existing…

    2560452Galway CountyLodged 22 Apr 2025

  • For an extension and alterations to an existing National School together with all associated services

    2581Galway CountyLodged 22 Apr 2025

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.