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Portumna

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

Applications
82
inside the settlement boundary
County
Galway
CSO Census 2022

Decisions

Grant rate

Share of 73 decided applications, since 2016

85%granted

Granted62 · 85%SPLIT0 · 0%Refused11 · 15%

Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 9

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

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OutcomeApplications
Granted62
Refused11
No decision recorded9

What’s being applied for

Share of 82 applications with a recognised type

  1. Commercial21%
  2. Change of use21%
  3. Extension18%
  4. Retention13%
  5. New dwelling9%
  6. Alterations7%

Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.

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TypeApplicationsShare
Commercial1721%
Change of use1721%
Extension1518%
Retention1113%
New dwelling79%
Alterations67%

Activity

Applications lodged

Per year, 2016–2025

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YearApplications
20162
20179
20185
20196
20208
20219
20228
20237
202410
20258

Grant rate by year

Share of decided applications granted, by year of decision

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YearDecidedGrantedGrant rate
201611100%
20175360%
201866100%
20198788%
202044100%
2021111091%
202210880%
20234375%
20247686%
20259778%

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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.

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