Planning Permission Ireland

Planning register

Fahan

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

Applications
124
County
Donegal

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

In the planning area of Fahan, there are 124 total applications on the register, with a grant rate of 83% of 88 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016, consisting of 73 granted, 15 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are new dwelling at 55%, extension at 15%, retention at 11%, and alterations at 7%. Recently, the number of applications lodged was 14 in 2023, 17 in 2024, and 17 in 2025. Recent decided examples include granted permissions for the demolition of dwellings due to defective blocks and the erection of replacements, alongside refused applications for a temporary storage shed and the construction of two small dwellings.

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

83%

of 88 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted
73
Refused
15
No decision recorded
36

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

What’s being built

New dwelling
55%
Extension
15%
Retention
11%
Alterations
7%
Demolition
4%
Housing estate
3%

Grant rate by category

How each kind of application has been decided in Fahan, 2017–2026.

CategoryGrantedDecidedNationally
New dwelling78%4681%

“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

Grant rate, by year of decision

Recently lodged in Fahan

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.