Louth
Planning applications inside the Louth, Co. Louth 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 figuresLouth has 51 total applications on the register, with a grant rate of 97% across 33 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016, consisting of 32 granted, 1 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are Extension at 25%, New dwelling at 24%, Housing estate at 22%, and Retention at 12%. Recent lodging figures show 10 applications in 2023, 6 in 2024, and 1 in 2025. 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.
- 51
- inside the settlement boundary
- Louth
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
97%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 18
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 32 |
| Refused | 1 |
| No decision recorded | 18 |
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 | 13 | 25% |
| New dwelling | 12 | 24% |
| Housing estate | 11 | 22% |
| Retention | 6 | 12% |
| Change of use | 4 | 8% |
| Commercial | 2 | 4% |
Activity
Applications lodged
Show the numbers
| Year | Applications |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 5 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2019 | 3 |
| 2020 | 5 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 11 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 100% |
| 2020 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2022 | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 75% |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 | 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.