Planning Permission Ireland

Planning register

Galway city and suburbs

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

Applications
3,994
County
Galway

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for Galway city and suburbs contains 3994 total applications, with a grant rate of 86% out of 3663 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016. Within this period, 3164 applications were granted, 499 were refused, and 0 were part-granted. The most common development types are extensions at 25%, retentions at 19%, new dwellings at 13%, and alterations at 12%. Looking at recently lodged applications, there were 347 in 2023, 348 in 2024, and 365 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

86%

of 3,663 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted
3,164
Refused
499
No decision recorded
331

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

What’s being built

Extension
25%
Retention
19%
New dwelling
13%
Alterations
12%
Change of use
9%
Commercial
9%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

Grant rate, by year of decision

Recently lodged in Galway 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.