Planning register

Kells

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

Applications: 226
County: Meath

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for Kells contains a total of 226 applications, with 173 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016. Within this group, the grant rate stands at 91%, representing 158 granted, 15 refused, and 0 part-granted applications. The most common development types are extensions at 22%, housing estates at 15%, new dwellings at 13%, and retentions at 12%. Looking at recent activity, 20 applications were lodged in 2023, 30 in 2024, and 20 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

91%

of 173 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted: 158
Refused: 15
No decision recorded: 53

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

What’s being built

Extension: 22%
Housing estate: 15%
New dwelling: 13%
Retention: 12%
Change of use: 10%
Commercial: 9%

Grant rate by category

How each kind of application has been decided in Kells, 2017–2025.

Category	Granted	Decided	Nationally
Extension	98%	45	95%

“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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

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Grant rate, by year of decision

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Recently lodged in Kells

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.