Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney
Planning applications inside the Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney, 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 planning register for Laytown-Bettystown-Mornington-Donacarney lists 526 total applications, with recent filings showing 65 lodged in 2023, 34 lodged in 2024, and 55 lodged in 2025. Out of 373 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016, the grant rate is 88%, representing 329 granted, 44 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are Extension at 29%, Retention at 16%, Housing estate at 13%, and New dwelling at 11%.
An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.
- 526
- inside the settlement boundary
- Meath
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
88%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 153
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
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| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 329 |
| Refused | 44 |
| No decision recorded | 153 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Extension | 152 | 29% |
| Retention | 83 | 16% |
| Housing estate | 66 | 13% |
| New dwelling | 58 | 11% |
| Alterations | 58 | 11% |
| Change of use | 48 | 9% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 94% | 108 | 95% |
| Retention | 93% | 59 | 90% |
| Housing estate | 76% | 42 | 78% |
| New dwelling | 70% | 40 | 81% |
| Alterations | 88% | 34 | 92% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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 | 51 |
| 2017 | 42 |
| 2018 | 46 |
| 2019 | 55 |
| 2020 | 37 |
| 2021 | 47 |
| 2022 | 67 |
| 2023 | 65 |
| 2024 | 34 |
| 2025 | 55 |
Grant rate by year
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| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 30 | 28 | 93% |
| 2017 | 40 | 36 | 90% |
| 2018 | 27 | 26 | 96% |
| 2019 | 35 | 30 | 86% |
| 2020 | 34 | 32 | 94% |
| 2021 | 32 | 29 | 91% |
| 2022 | 43 | 34 | 79% |
| 2023 | 41 | 37 | 90% |
| 2024 | 33 | 28 | 85% |
| 2025 | 38 | 34 | 89% |
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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.