Planning register

Newtowncunningham

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

Applications: 46
County: Donegal

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for Newtowncunningham contains 46 total applications, with 39 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016. Within this group, the grant rate stands at 95%, representing 37 granted, 2 refused, and 0 part-granted applications. The most common development types are extension at 24%, commercial at 22%, retention at 20%, and housing estate at 9%. Recently lodged applications show 3 in 2023, 5 in 2024, and 6 in 2025, with recent decided examples all being granted.

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

95%

of 39 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted: 37
Refused: 2
No decision recorded: 7

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

What’s being built

Extension: 24%
Commercial: 22%
Retention: 20%
Housing estate: 9%
New dwelling: 7%
Industrial: 7%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

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Grant rate, by year of decision

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Recently lodged in Newtowncunningham

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.