Planning register

Gort

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

Applications: 157
County: Galway

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for Gort contains 157 total applications, with a grant rate of 88% of 141 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016, representing 124 granted, 17 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are retention at 25%, housing estate at 15%, extension at 14%, and change of use at 12%. Looking at recently lodged applications, there were 20 in 2023, 13 in 2024, and 17 in 2025. Recent decisions in the area include approvals for a commercial and residential development, an off-line service area, unauthorized developments, and projects involving five and seven serviced dwelling houses, while an application for the demolition of a dwelling house and construction of eight serviced dwelling houses was refused.

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

88%

of 141 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted: 124
Refused: 17
No decision recorded: 16

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

What’s being built

Retention: 25%
Housing estate: 15%
Extension: 14%
Change of use: 12%
Commercial: 9%
New dwelling: 8%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

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Grant rate, by year of decision

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Recently lodged in Gort

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.