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Lusk

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

Applications
301
inside the settlement boundary
County
Dublin
CSO Census 2022

Decisions

Grant rate

Share of 235 decided applications, since 2011

84%granted

Granted198 · 84%Part granted, part refused2 · <1%Refused35 · 15%

Also on the register, outside the rate: Withdrawn 12 · Invalid 30 · Compliance submission 14 · No decision recorded 10

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

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OutcomeApplications
Granted198
Refused35
Part granted, part refused2
Withdrawn12
Invalid30
Compliance submission14
No decision recorded10

What’s being applied for

Share of 301 applications with a recognised type

  1. Extension37%
  2. Change of use10%
  3. Retention10%
  4. New dwelling9%
  5. Alterations8%
  6. Housing estate6%

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

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TypeApplicationsShare
Extension11237%
Change of use3110%
Retention3010%
New dwelling269%
Alterations248%
Housing estate196%

Grant rate by type of development

How each kind of application has been decided in Lusk, 2017–2026.

TypeGrantedDecidedNationally
Extension84%6895%

“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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

Per year, 2016–2025

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YearApplications
201617
201710
201817
201917
202019
202114
202214
202322
202429
202536

Grant rate by year

Share of decided applications granted, by year of decision

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YearDecidedGrantedGrant rate
20161515100%
20171111100%
201811982%
2019151173%
2020161488%
2021131185%
2022121083%
2023181689%
2024191579%
2025161063%

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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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