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Lifford

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

Applications
89
inside the settlement boundary
County
Donegal
CSO Census 2022

Decisions

Grant rate

Share of 67 decided applications, since 2016

91%granted

Granted61 · 91%SPLIT0 · 0%Refused6 · 9%

Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 22

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

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OutcomeApplications
Granted61
Refused6
No decision recorded22

What’s being applied for

Share of 89 applications with a recognised type

  1. Extension20%
  2. Commercial13%
  3. Change of use13%
  4. Retention13%
  5. Apartments11%
  6. New dwelling9%

Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.

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TypeApplicationsShare
Extension1820%
Commercial1213%
Change of use1213%
Retention1213%
Apartments1011%
New dwelling89%

Activity

Applications lodged

Per year, 2016–2025

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YearApplications
201612
201710
201812
20196
20207
20216
20224
20239
20246
20259

Grant rate by year

Share of decided applications granted, by year of decision

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YearDecidedGrantedGrant rate
20167343%
20178788%
201888100%
201955100%
202066100%
202166100%
202222100%
202366100%
202444100%
202510990%

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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.

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