Planning applications, decisions and housing delivery for Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, drawn from the national planning register, the CSO and the Uisce Éireann capacity register. The figures update each month.
Applications received by Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council in each full year since 2017, with the share of decided applications that were granted. The grant rate for 2023 to 2025 is 89.2%, 0.3 points above the national rate of 88.9%.
Applications received in 2023 to 2025 by type of development, as classified from the description on the register, with the grant rate for each type here and nationally.
| Type of development | Applications | Granted here | Granted nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other-mixed | 1,834 | 88.2% | 87.7% |
| Extension | 1,528 | 94.2% | 94.7% |
| Demolition | 592 | 85.9% | 86.3% |
| Retention (unclassified) | 315 | 81.2% | 80.4% |
| Single house | 253 | 88.3% | 86.8% |
| Change of use | 205 | 89.5% | 86.9% |
| Housing scheme | 125 | 80.0% | 83.1% |
| Apartments | 90 | 91.0% | 80.1% |
| Commercial-industrial | 63 | 93.5% | 87.2% |
| Signage-telecoms | 41 | 75.0% | 83.1% |
| Solar-energy | 33 | too few | 88.6% |
1,627 homes were completed in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown in the four quarters Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 48 single houses, 412 houses in schemes and 1,167 apartments (CSO, new dwelling completions by local authority). The national picture, and how completions relate to permissions, is in the monthly housing pipeline report.
Applications for 20 or more homes received since 21 September 2024, largest first, where the number of homes can be read from the register. Some applications do not state it in a form that can be read, so the list is not complete; a scheme refused and lodged again appears twice. No applicant is named.
| Reference | Received | Location | Homes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC/2/2024 | 26 September 2024 | Lands at the former Central Mental Hospital, Dundrum Road, Dundrum, Dublin 14--ABP -320912 | 934 | Other consent |
| DZ26A/0148/WEB | 27 February 2026 | Townland of Laughanstown, Dublin 18, The site is bounded by Grand Parade and Western Court | 311 | Granted |
| ABP30585919/E | 2 April 2025 | Former Doyles Nursery, Garden Centre (D18 Y688) & Benoni (D18 V2H9), Brennanstown Road, Ca | 234 | Granted |
| LRD25A/0644/WEB | 19 August 2025 | Site at the former Bray Golf Club Lands off the Dublin Road and Ravenswell Road, Bray, Co. | 159 | Granted |
| PC/H/03/25 | 28 March 2025 | Blackglen Road, Sandyford, Dublin 18 | 129 | Other consent |
| D25A/0673/WEB | 29 August 2025 | Site at Love Lane (also known as Blind Lane), Upper Dargle Road, Bray, Co. Dublin | 44 | Granted |
| DZ26A/0579/WEB | 30 July 2026 | Castle Street (M5), Laughanstown, Dublin 18 (Development Area 7 Macnebury - Res2 Plot) | 40 | Undecided |
| DZ26A/0580/WEB | 30 July 2026 | Bishop Street (M3a), Laughanstown, Dublin 18 (Development Area 7 Macnebury - Res3 Plot) | 32 | Undecided |
| D25A/0827/WEB | 31 October 2025 | Rockhurst, Enniskerry Road, Kilternan, Dublin, D18X452 | 28 | Granted |
| D26A/0055/WEB | 30 January 2026 | At this site of c.0.4ha at the Former Dalkey Lodge Nursing home,Ardbrugh Road, Dalkey, Dub | 22 | Granted |
Planning Search finds any application received since 2013 by reference or address; the deadline calculator gives the last day for a submission or appeal from the reference; which Act applies settles whether the file is under the 2000 Act or the 2024 Act; appeal statistics show how often decisions here are changed on appeal.
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