Swinford
Planning applications inside the Swinford, Co. Mayo 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 register records 76 total applications for Swinford, with recent lodgements showing 8 in 2023, 10 in 2024, and 9 in 2025. Among the 58 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2017, the grant rate is 91%, consisting of 53 granted, 5 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types listed are Change of use at 24%, Extension at 18%, Retention at 14%, and New dwelling at 9%. This is information, not legal advice.
An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.
- 76
- inside the settlement boundary
- Mayo
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
91%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 18
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 53 |
| Refused | 5 |
| No decision recorded | 18 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
Show the numbers
| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Change of use | 18 | 24% |
| Extension | 14 | 18% |
| Retention | 11 | 14% |
| New dwelling | 7 | 9% |
| Commercial | 6 | 8% |
| Alterations | 6 | 8% |
Activity
Applications lodged
Show the numbers
| Year | Applications |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 11 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 |
| 2024 | 10 |
| 2025 | 9 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| 2018 | 9 | 8 | 89% |
| 2019 | 7 | 7 | 100% |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| 2021 | 10 | 8 | 80% |
| 2022 | 3 | 3 | 100% |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 100% |
| 2025 | 6 | 5 | 83% |
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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.