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.
What the data shows
Generated from this page’s figuresThe register shows 228 total applications for Kells, with recent filings recording 20 applications in 2023, 30 in 2024, and 20 in 2025. Across 177 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016, the grant rate is 91%, reflecting 161 granted, 16 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types in the area are Extension at 23%, Housing estate at 14%, New dwelling at 12%, and Retention at 12%. 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.
- 228
- inside the settlement boundary
- Meath
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
91%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 51
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 161 |
| Refused | 16 |
| No decision recorded | 51 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
Show the numbers
| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Extension | 52 | 23% |
| Housing estate | 33 | 14% |
| New dwelling | 28 | 12% |
| Retention | 28 | 12% |
| Change of use | 22 | 10% |
| Commercial | 20 | 9% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 98% | 46 | 95% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded. Types with fewer than 30 decided applications are not listed, because a rate over a handful of applications would not mean anything.
Activity
Applications lodged
Show the numbers
| Year | Applications |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 17 |
| 2017 | 26 |
| 2018 | 19 |
| 2019 | 22 |
| 2020 | 13 |
| 2021 | 26 |
| 2022 | 24 |
| 2023 | 20 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| 2025 | 20 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11 | 10 | 91% |
| 2017 | 20 | 18 | 90% |
| 2018 | 16 | 15 | 94% |
| 2019 | 19 | 18 | 95% |
| 2020 | 12 | 11 | 92% |
| 2021 | 14 | 12 | 86% |
| 2022 | 21 | 19 | 90% |
| 2023 | 13 | 12 | 92% |
| 2024 | 22 | 18 | 82% |
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | 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.