Planning Permission Ireland

Planning register

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.

Applications
146
County
Galway

What the data shows

The planning register for Na Forbacha contains a total of 146 applications, with a grant rate of 81% of 124 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016. This rate represents 101 granted, 23 refused, and 0 part-granted applications. The most common development types are new dwellings at 29%, extensions at 22%, retentions at 16%, and alterations at 12%. Recently lodged applications include 11 in 2023, 6 in 2024, and 11 in 2025.

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

Planning intelligence

Grant rate

81%

of 124 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted
101
Refused
23
No decision recorded
22

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

What’s being built

New dwelling
29%
Extension
22%
Retention
16%
Alterations
12%
Housing estate
5%
Commercial
4%

Grant rate by category

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

CategoryGrantedDecidedNationally
New dwelling73%3382%
Extension90%3095%

“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded. Categories with fewer than 30 decided applications are not listed, because a rate over a handful of applications would not mean anything.

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

Grant rate, by year of decision

Recently lodged in Na Forbacha

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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.