Kilkee
Planning applications inside the Kilkee, Co. Clare 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 figuresKilkee has a total of 298 applications on the planning register. Of the 246 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016, the grant rate is 90%, representing 222 granted, 24 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are Extension at 26%, Retention at 20%, Alterations at 13%, and New dwelling at 13%. Regarding applications lodged recently, the register records 31 in 2023, 26 in 2024, and 27 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.
- 298
- inside the settlement boundary
- Clare
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
90%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 52
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 222 |
| Refused | 24 |
| No decision recorded | 52 |
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 | 76 | 26% |
| Retention | 61 | 20% |
| Alterations | 39 | 13% |
| New dwelling | 38 | 13% |
| Change of use | 31 | 10% |
| Commercial | 22 | 7% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 100% | 58 | 95% |
| Retention | 91% | 46 | 90% |
| Alterations | 91% | 35 | 92% |
| New dwelling | 87% | 31 | 81% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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 | 20 |
| 2017 | 27 |
| 2018 | 22 |
| 2019 | 23 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 32 |
| 2022 | 38 |
| 2023 | 31 |
| 2024 | 26 |
| 2025 | 27 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11 | 10 | 91% |
| 2017 | 24 | 20 | 83% |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | 100% |
| 2019 | 22 | 20 | 91% |
| 2020 | 20 | 18 | 90% |
| 2021 | 29 | 29 | 100% |
| 2022 | 29 | 24 | 83% |
| 2023 | 26 | 23 | 88% |
| 2024 | 23 | 20 | 87% |
| 2025 | 17 | 14 | 82% |
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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.