Planning Permission Ireland

Planning register

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.

Applications
106
County
Wexford

What the data shows

The planning register for Ferns contains a total of 106 applications, with a grant rate of 83% of 81 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2015. This rate represents 67 granted, 14 refused, and 0 part-granted applications, with the most common development types being retention at 20%, extension at 19%, change of use at 16%, and new dwelling at 15%. Looking at recently lodged applications, there were 10 in 2023, 8 in 2024, and 11 in 2025. Recent decided examples, which were all granted, include permission for the erection of three no. 2 storey (two bedroomed), permission and permission for retention for development, and permission to demolish an existing dwelling and erect 2 no. 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.

Planning intelligence

Grant rate

83%

of 81 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2015.

Granted
67
Refused
14
No decision recorded
25

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

What’s being built

Retention
20%
Extension
19%
Change of use
16%
New dwelling
15%
Housing estate
10%
Demolition
6%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

Grant rate, by year of decision

Recently lodged in Ferns

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  • Ferns Upper, Ferns

    Granted

    Alteration to the layout from that previously

    20251690WexfordLodged 18 Dec 2025

    Retention

  • Ferns Upper, Ferns

    Granted

    Erection of three no. 2 storey (two bedroomed)

    20251567WexfordLodged 30 Nov 2025

  • Castleland, Ferns

    Granted

    Demolish an existing dwelling and erect 2 no. dwellings

    20250958WexfordLodged 5 Aug 2025

  • Castleland, Ferns

    Granted

    Retention for the construction of an enclosed porch to the front

    20250866WexfordLodged 14 Jul 2025

  • Ferns Upper, Ferns

    GrantedUpheld on appeal

    Replacement of existing partially demolished house (Foley's C

    20250793WexfordLodged 26 Jun 2025

  • Ferns Lower, Ferns

    Granted

    Erect an extension to the front and rear of existing dwelling

    20250339WexfordLodged 26 Mar 2025

  • Castleland, Ferns

    GrantedAppeal pending · 24w

    Permission and permission for retention for development

    20250320WexfordLodged 24 Mar 2025

  • Castleland, Ferns

    Invalid or incomplete

    Permission and permission for retention for development consisting of: (A) Reten

    20250316WexfordLodged 20 Mar 2025

  • Ferns Lower, Ferns

    Invalid or incomplete

    Erect an extension to the rear of existing dwelling house

    20250279WexfordLodged 11 Mar 2025

  • Ferns Upper, Ferns

    Granted

    Construct a single storey rear extension and a rear roof

    20250047WexfordLodged 20 Jan 2025

  • Coolbaun, Ferns

    Granted

    Construct an extension to side and rear of existing dwelling

    20241564WexfordLodged 17 Dec 2024

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.