Thurles
Planning applications inside the Thurles, Co. Tipperary 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 figuresIn Thurles, there are 444 total applications on the register, with recent lodgements recorded at 33 in 2023, 41 in 2024, and 54 in 2025. Across 299 applications that were granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016, the grant rate is 96%, representing 288 granted, 11 refused, and 0 part-granted. The most common development types are Change of use at 21%, Retention at 20%, Extension at 20%, and Alterations at 10%. 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.
- 444
- inside the settlement boundary
- Tipperary
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
96%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 145
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 288 |
| Refused | 11 |
| No decision recorded | 145 |
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 | 92 | 21% |
| Retention | 88 | 20% |
| Extension | 87 | 20% |
| Alterations | 44 | 10% |
| Commercial | 43 | 10% |
| Housing estate | 37 | 8% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 100% | 68 | 95% |
| Retention | 97% | 63 | 90% |
| Change of use | 94% | 51 | 88% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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 | 20 |
| 2017 | 36 |
| 2018 | 36 |
| 2019 | 53 |
| 2020 | 70 |
| 2021 | 37 |
| 2022 | 31 |
| 2023 | 33 |
| 2024 | 41 |
| 2025 | 54 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | 100% |
| 2017 | 23 | 23 | 100% |
| 2018 | 19 | 19 | 100% |
| 2019 | 33 | 32 | 97% |
| 2020 | 41 | 41 | 100% |
| 2021 | 34 | 32 | 94% |
| 2022 | 23 | 23 | 100% |
| 2023 | 25 | 25 | 100% |
| 2024 | 27 | 25 | 93% |
| 2025 | 33 | 30 | 91% |
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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.