Planning register

Muff

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

Applications: 112
County: Donegal

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for Muff contains a total of 112 applications, with a 93% grant rate out of 76 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016, consisting of 71 granted, 5 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are extensions at 20%, new dwellings at 19%, retentions at 14%, and changes of use at 13%. Recently lodged applications fluctuated with 14 in 2023, 8 in 2024, and 20 in 2025, while recent decided examples, which were all granted, include projects such as the demolition of existing dwellings due to defective blocks, construction of a bungalow, and changes of use to holiday rentals.

An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.

Grant rate

93%

of 76 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted: 71
Refused: 5
No decision recorded: 36

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

What’s being built

Extension: 20%
New dwelling: 19%
Retention: 14%
Change of use: 13%
Commercial: 10%
Alterations: 6%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

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Grant rate, by year of decision

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Recently lodged in Muff

Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Settlement boundary: CSO Census 2022 urban areas (Tailte Éireann). Always confirm against the relevant authority’s official register.