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

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for Portlaw contains a total of 66 applications, with a grant rate of 82% out of 39 applications that have been granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016. Within these outcomes, 32 applications were granted, 7 were refused, and 0 were part-granted. The most common development types are retention at 23%, extension at 21%, change of use at 15%, and new dwelling at 14%. Looking at recently lodged applications, there were 7 in 2023, 5 in 2024, and 12 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.

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

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Grant rate, by year of decision

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Recently lodged in Portlaw

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.