Oranmore
Planning applications inside the Oranmore, Co. Galway 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 Oranmore records 336 total applications. Among the 304 applications decided since 2016, there is an 88% grant rate, with 267 granted, 37 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are Extension at 21%, Commercial at 16%, Retention at 14%, and New dwelling at 14%. Recent lodgements include 26 applications in 2023, 37 in 2024, and 29 in 2025. This is information, not legal advice.
An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.
- 336
- inside the settlement boundary
- Galway
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
88%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 32
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 267 |
| Refused | 37 |
| No decision recorded | 32 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
Show the numbers
| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Extension | 71 | 21% |
| Commercial | 54 | 16% |
| Retention | 47 | 14% |
| New dwelling | 46 | 14% |
| Change of use | 36 | 11% |
| Alterations | 25 | 7% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 95% | 64 | 95% |
| Commercial | 74% | 42 | 88% |
| New dwelling | 86% | 42 | 81% |
| Retention | 98% | 40 | 90% |
| Change of use | 94% | 32 | 88% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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 | 38 |
| 2017 | 24 |
| 2018 | 33 |
| 2019 | 39 |
| 2020 | 30 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2022 | 32 |
| 2023 | 26 |
| 2024 | 37 |
| 2025 | 29 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 27 | 27 | 100% |
| 2017 | 22 | 21 | 95% |
| 2018 | 27 | 21 | 78% |
| 2019 | 38 | 36 | 95% |
| 2020 | 21 | 19 | 90% |
| 2021 | 36 | 32 | 89% |
| 2022 | 21 | 19 | 90% |
| 2023 | 28 | 21 | 75% |
| 2024 | 30 | 24 | 80% |
| 2025 | 32 | 28 | 88% |
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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.