Planning Permission Ireland

Planning register

Dublin city and suburbs

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

Applications
106,179
County
Dublin

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for the Dublin city and suburbs area contains a total of 106179 applications. Since 1999, there have been 84450 applications granted, refused or part-granted, resulting in an 85% grant rate with 72070 granted, 11250 refused, and 1130 part-granted. The most common development types are extensions at 41%, alterations at 12%, retention at 10%, and new dwellings at 10%. Recent application lodgements show 6808 in 2023, 7828 in 2024, and 8971 in 2025.

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

85%

of 84,450 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 1999.

Granted
72,070
Refused
11,250
Part granted, part refused
1,130
Withdrawn
2,311
Invalid
11,872
Exempt — no permission needed
1,278
Not exempt — permission needed
506
Compliance submission
3,173
No decision recorded
2,589

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

What’s being built

Extension
41%
Alterations
12%
Retention
10%
New dwelling
10%
Change of use
6%
Commercial
6%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

Grant rate, by year of decision

Recently lodged in Dublin city and suburbs

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.