Rosslare Harbour
Planning applications inside the Rosslare Harbour, Co. Wexford 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 Rosslare Harbour contains 190 total applications. Out of 157 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2015, the grant rate is 89%, representing 140 granted, 17 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are Retention at 28%, New dwelling at 17%, Extension at 15%, and Alterations at 12%. Regarding recently lodged applications, there were 16 in 2023, 17 in 2024, and 16 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.
- 190
- inside the settlement boundary
- Wexford
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
89%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 33
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 140 |
| Refused | 17 |
| No decision recorded | 33 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
Show the numbers
| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Retention | 54 | 28% |
| New dwelling | 32 | 17% |
| Extension | 29 | 15% |
| Alterations | 22 | 12% |
| Housing estate | 9 | 5% |
| Change of use | 9 | 5% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retention | 90% | 40 | 90% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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 | 12 |
| 2017 | 15 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 18 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 21 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2024 | 17 |
| 2025 | 16 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| 2017 | 11 | 11 | 100% |
| 2018 | 13 | 13 | 100% |
| 2019 | 15 | 11 | 73% |
| 2020 | 16 | 14 | 88% |
| 2021 | 17 | 16 | 94% |
| 2022 | 12 | 11 | 92% |
| 2023 | 12 | 10 | 83% |
| 2024 | 16 | 12 | 75% |
| 2025 | 13 | 11 | 85% |
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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.