Kenmare
Planning applications inside the Kenmare, Co. Kerry settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.
- 228
- inside the settlement boundary
- Kerry
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
93%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 29
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
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| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 185 |
| Refused | 14 |
| No decision recorded | 29 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
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| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Change of use | 58 | 25% |
| Extension | 36 | 16% |
| Retention | 35 | 15% |
| New dwelling | 33 | 14% |
| Alterations | 28 | 12% |
| Commercial | 21 | 9% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change of use | 93% | 44 | 88% |
| Retention | 87% | 30 | 90% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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
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| Year | Applications |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 21 |
| 2017 | 16 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 14 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2023 | 21 |
| 2024 | 30 |
| 2025 | 27 |
Grant rate by year
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| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | 100% |
| 2017 | 19 | 18 | 95% |
| 2018 | 16 | 13 | 81% |
| 2019 | 21 | 20 | 95% |
| 2020 | 12 | 12 | 100% |
| 2021 | 17 | 16 | 94% |
| 2022 | 14 | 14 | 100% |
| 2023 | 21 | 19 | 90% |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 100% |
| 2025 | 24 | 21 | 88% |
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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.