Tuam
Planning applications inside the Tuam, Co. Galway 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 Tuam records 404 total applications. Out of 351 applications decided since 2016, 324 were granted, 27 were refused, and 0 were part-granted, resulting in a grant rate of 92%. The most common development types are Retention at 26%, Extension at 14%, Commercial at 12%, and Alterations at 11%. Recent lodgements show 27 applications in 2023, 29 applications in 2024, and 30 applications 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.
- 404
- inside the settlement boundary
- Galway
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
92%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 53
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 324 |
| Refused | 27 |
| No decision recorded | 53 |
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 | 104 | 26% |
| Extension | 56 | 14% |
| Commercial | 47 | 12% |
| Alterations | 44 | 11% |
| Change of use | 42 | 10% |
| New dwelling | 40 | 10% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retention | 98% | 90 | 90% |
| Extension | 94% | 47 | 95% |
| Change of use | 97% | 37 | 88% |
| Alterations | 100% | 35 | 92% |
| Commercial | 91% | 35 | 88% |
| New dwelling | 94% | 32 | 81% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded.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 | 43 |
| 2017 | 49 |
| 2018 | 48 |
| 2019 | 34 |
| 2020 | 38 |
| 2021 | 41 |
| 2022 | 36 |
| 2023 | 27 |
| 2024 | 29 |
| 2025 | 30 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 23 | 22 | 96% |
| 2017 | 43 | 43 | 100% |
| 2018 | 43 | 38 | 88% |
| 2019 | 37 | 33 | 89% |
| 2020 | 31 | 31 | 100% |
| 2021 | 41 | 41 | 100% |
| 2022 | 24 | 19 | 79% |
| 2023 | 27 | 23 | 85% |
| 2024 | 29 | 25 | 86% |
| 2025 | 30 | 27 | 90% |
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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.