28 Caragh Meadows , Naas , Co. Kildare
Awaiting decision
To remove condition no.3 of previous planning application ref- 25156, this condition states the attic space…
2646KildareLodged 14 Apr 2026
Planning register
Naas
Planning applications inside the Naas, Co. Kildare settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.
- Applications
- 1,188
- County
- Kildare
What the data shows
The planning register for Naas contains a total of 1188 applications, with recent lodgements showing 136 applications in 2023, 141 in 2024, and 151 in 2025. Since 2016, there has been a 92% grant rate out of 869 applications granted, refused, or part-granted, which consists of exactly 801 granted, 68 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are extensions at 37%, retention at 17%, commercial at 10%, and change of use at 9%. Recent decided examples in the area include granted permissions for a single storey extension, amendments to a previous planning reference, a tennis court, an access road and footpath, and a two storey side extension, while alterations and refurbishments of an existing single storey residential cottage were refused.
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
92%
of 869 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.
- Granted
- 801
- Refused
- 68
- No decision recorded
- 319
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
What’s being built
- Extension
- 37%
- Retention
- 17%
- Commercial
- 10%
- Change of use
- 9%
- Alterations
- 8%
- New dwelling
- 6%
Grant rate by category
How each kind of application has been decided in Naas, 2016–2026.
| Category | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 97% | 308 | 95% |
| Retention | 90% | 144 | 90% |
| Commercial | 85% | 79 | 88% |
| Change of use | 97% | 67 | 88% |
| Alterations | 98% | 60 | 92% |
| New dwelling | 90% | 48 | 82% |
| Housing estate | 80% | 35 | 78% |
| Infrastructure | 88% | 34 | 91% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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.
Appeals to An Bord Pleanála
23%
of 56 decided appeals changed the council’s decision, 2016–2026.
- Permissions refused on appeal
- 11% of 35
- Decision upheld
- 35
- Upheld, conditions varied
- 8
13 of 56 decided appeals reversed the council either way. Withdrawn and invalid appeals are excluded, because nothing was decided. Appeals are self-selected — only decisions someone chose to challenge appear here — so this is a record of appealed cases, not a measure of the council’s decisions overall.
Activity over time
Applications lodged, by year
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Grant rate, by year of decision
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Construction of a two storey side extension to front (south west) elevation and Side (south east)…
2660353KildareLodged 2 Apr 2026
For attic conversion for office / storage home use, raising of gable end to change roof profile and dormer…
2660337KildareLodged 31 Mar 2026
Demolition of ground floor bay window to the rear (floor area of 2 m2), provision of single storey extension…
2660330KildareLodged 30 Mar 2026
32 The Gallops , Kingsfurze , Naas
Invalid or incompleteDemolition of ground floor bay window to the rear (floor area of 2 m2), provision of single storey extension…
2660300KildareLodged 23 Mar 2026
First floor extension to side of existing 2 storey dwelling house and all associated site works
2634KildareLodged 19 Mar 2026
A one storey extension to the existing dwelling, proposed minor alterations to existing dwelling, and…
2660275KildareLodged 13 Mar 2026
A 2-storey extension to the side of our existing 2-storey semi-detached dwelling, external insulation with a…
2660273KildareLodged 13 Mar 2026
For (a)The widening of an existing c. 3 m wide vehicular access by c. 1.25 m; and (b) All associated site…
2660258KildareLodged 10 Mar 2026
Presbyterian Church , North Main Street , Naas
GrantedAppeal pending · 15wFor internal works to a Protected Structure NS19-006. Works consists of; reordering of internal furniture…
2660250KildareLodged 9 Mar 2026
Consists of an access road and footpath serving Naas Ambulance Station, including all associated street…
2660239KildareLodged 5 Mar 2026
To demolish the existing single storey Cold Room Lean-to building on the Southern side of the existing…
2660226KildareLodged 3 Mar 2026
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