Planning register

Newtownforbes

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

Applications: 40
County: Longford

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for Newtownforbes contains 40 total applications, with 37 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016. Within this period, the area shows a grant rate of 92%, representing 34 granted, 3 refused, and 0 part-granted applications. The most common development types are extensions at 25%, change of use at 18%, new dwellings at 15%, and housing estates at 15%. Recently lodged applications include 4 in 2023, 3 in 2024, and 3 in 2025, with recent granted examples including a change of use to a coffee shop, developments at a convent, residential dwellings, and extensions.

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

92%

of 37 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted: 34
Refused: 3
No decision recorded: 3

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

What’s being built

Extension: 25%
Change of use: 18%
New dwelling: 15%
Housing estate: 15%
Retention: 13%
Infrastructure: 5%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

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Grant rate, by year of decision

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Recently lodged in Newtownforbes

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.