Planning Permission Ireland

Planning register

Portlaw

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

Applications
66
County
Waterford

What the data shows

The planning register for Portlaw contains a total of 66 applications, with 39 applications having been granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016. Among these decided cases, the grant rate stands at 82%, representing 32 granted, 7 refused, and 0 part-granted applications. The most common development types are retention at 23%, extensions at 21%, change of use at 15%, and new dwellings at 14%. Looking at recently lodged applications, there were 7 in 2023, 5 in 2024, and 12 in 2025, with recent decisions granting permission for projects such as a new vehicular entrance, a sunroom extension, the amalgamation and change of use of commercial units, a single storey extension, the construction of 3 two storey dwellings, and the indefinite retention of a rear extension.

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

82%

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

Granted
32
Refused
7
No decision recorded
27

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

What’s being built

Retention
23%
Extension
21%
Change of use
15%
New dwelling
14%
Infrastructure
11%
Housing estate
9%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

Grant rate, by year of decision

Recently lodged in Portlaw

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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.