Ferns
Planning applications inside the Ferns, Co. Wexford 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 figuresIn the planning area of Ferns, there are 107 total applications on the register. For decisions made since 2015, the grant rate is 82% of 82 applications granted, refused or part-granted, with 67 granted, 15 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are Retention at 20%, Extension at 19%, New dwelling at 16%, and Change of use at 16%. Looking at recently lodged applications, there were 10 in 2023, 8 in 2024, and 11 in 2025. 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.
- 107
- inside the settlement boundary
- Wexford
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
82%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 25
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 67 |
| Refused | 15 |
| No decision recorded | 25 |
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 | 21 | 20% |
| Extension | 20 | 19% |
| New dwelling | 17 | 16% |
| Change of use | 17 | 16% |
| Housing estate | 11 | 10% |
| Demolition | 6 | 6% |
Activity
Applications lodged
Show the numbers
| Year | Applications |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 11 |
| 2017 | 8 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2019 | 10 |
| 2020 | 12 |
| 2021 | 17 |
| 2022 | 9 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 |
| 2025 | 11 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| 2017 | 7 | 5 | 71% |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 50% |
| 2019 | 10 | 8 | 80% |
| 2020 | 7 | 6 | 86% |
| 2021 | 16 | 14 | 88% |
| 2022 | 7 | 6 | 86% |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | 83% |
| 2024 | 5 | 4 | 80% |
| 2025 | 7 | 7 | 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.