New Ross
Planning applications inside the New Ross, Co. Wexford 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 planning register for New Ross records 477 total applications. Between 2015 and the present, the grant rate is 87% of 355 applications that were granted, refused, or part-granted, with 308 granted, 47 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are Retention at 21%, Change of use at 16%, Extension at 14%, and Alterations at 11%. Recent lodgements include 38 applications in 2023, 51 in 2024, and 47 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.
- 477
- inside the settlement boundary
- Wexford
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
87%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 122
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 308 |
| Refused | 47 |
| No decision recorded | 122 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
Show the numbers
| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Retention | 98 | 21% |
| Change of use | 78 | 16% |
| Extension | 66 | 14% |
| Alterations | 53 | 11% |
| New dwelling | 43 | 9% |
| Commercial | 42 | 9% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retention | 94% | 68 | 90% |
| Change of use | 75% | 51 | 88% |
| Extension | 96% | 51 | 95% |
| Alterations | 91% | 35 | 92% |
| New dwelling | 67% | 30 | 81% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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 | 34 |
| 2017 | 46 |
| 2018 | 50 |
| 2019 | 45 |
| 2020 | 42 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2022 | 41 |
| 2023 | 38 |
| 2024 | 51 |
| 2025 | 47 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20 | 18 | 90% |
| 2017 | 35 | 28 | 80% |
| 2018 | 32 | 28 | 88% |
| 2019 | 35 | 30 | 86% |
| 2020 | 27 | 22 | 81% |
| 2021 | 36 | 35 | 97% |
| 2022 | 30 | 24 | 80% |
| 2023 | 33 | 28 | 85% |
| 2024 | 36 | 33 | 92% |
| 2025 | 35 | 31 | 89% |
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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.