Na Forbacha
Planning applications inside the Na Forbacha, Co. Galway 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 register records 148 total applications for Na Forbacha, with an 82% grant rate among the 126 applications decided since 2016, consisting of 103 granted, 23 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are New dwelling at 29%, Extension at 22%, Retention at 17%, and Alterations at 12%. In recent years, 11 applications were lodged in 2023, 6 were lodged in 2024, and 11 were lodged 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.
- 148
- inside the settlement boundary
- Galway
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
82%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 22
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 103 |
| Refused | 23 |
| No decision recorded | 22 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
Show the numbers
| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| New dwelling | 43 | 29% |
| Extension | 32 | 22% |
| Retention | 25 | 17% |
| Alterations | 18 | 12% |
| Housing estate | 8 | 5% |
| Change of use | 7 | 5% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| New dwelling | 73% | 33 | 81% |
| Extension | 90% | 31 | 95% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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
Show the numbers
| Year | Applications |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 13 |
| 2017 | 20 |
| 2018 | 21 |
| 2019 | 21 |
| 2020 | 10 |
| 2021 | 14 |
| 2022 | 14 |
| 2023 | 11 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 11 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 6 | 6 | 100% |
| 2017 | 13 | 12 | 92% |
| 2018 | 22 | 18 | 82% |
| 2019 | 15 | 10 | 67% |
| 2020 | 10 | 6 | 60% |
| 2021 | 14 | 12 | 86% |
| 2022 | 12 | 10 | 83% |
| 2023 | 8 | 7 | 88% |
| 2024 | 8 | 7 | 88% |
| 2025 | 10 | 10 | 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.