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Rathnew

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

Applications
134
inside the settlement boundary
County
Wicklow
CSO Census 2022

Decisions

Grant rate

Share of 97 decided applications, since 2016

79%granted

Granted77 · 79%SPLIT0 · 0%Refused20 · 21%

Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 37

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

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OutcomeApplications
Granted77
Refused20
No decision recorded37

What’s being applied for

Share of 132 applications with a recognised type

  1. Extension33%
  2. Retention16%
  3. New dwelling15%
  4. Housing estate9%
  5. Change of use8%
  6. Commercial5%

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

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TypeApplicationsShare
Extension4333%
Retention2116%
New dwelling2015%
Housing estate129%
Change of use118%
Commercial75%

Grant rate by type of development

How each kind of application has been decided in Rathnew, 2017–2026.

TypeGrantedDecidedNationally
Extension94%3295%

“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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

Per year, 2016–2025

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YearApplications
201617
201717
201815
20198
202012
202115
202215
20238
202411
20258

Grant rate by year

Share of decided applications granted, by year of decision

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YearDecidedGrantedGrant rate
201612758%
201710880%
20188563%
201910880%
202099100%
2021131185%
202212975%
20236583%
202455100%
202566100%

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