Planning applications, decisions and housing delivery for Galway County Council, drawn from the national planning register, the CSO and the Uisce Éireann capacity register. The figures update each month.
Applications received by Galway 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 85.8%, 3.1 points below 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single house | 3,019 | 86.4% | 86.8% |
| Extension | 1,044 | 91.4% | 94.7% |
| Other-mixed | 342 | 79.9% | 87.7% |
| Agricultural | 272 | 86.3% | 91.3% |
| Change of use | 195 | 89.0% | 86.9% |
| Housing scheme | 124 | 82.9% | 83.1% |
| Retention (unclassified) | 105 | 67.1% | 80.4% |
| Apartments | 96 | 62.8% | 80.1% |
| Commercial-industrial | 96 | 64.6% | 87.2% |
| Demolition | 66 | 77.4% | 86.3% |
| Signage-telecoms | 27 | 85.7% | 83.1% |
| Solar-energy | 27 | 84.0% | 88.6% |
1,131 homes were completed in Galway County in the four quarters Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 532 single houses, 527 houses in schemes and 72 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26191 | 31 July 2026 | Moneyduff & Oranhill , Oranmore , Co. Galway | 212 | Granted |
| 2661332 | 31 July 2026 | Cloonnahaha , An Caiseal Ennis Road , Gort | 68 | Not recorded |
| 2537 | 10 March 2025 | Forramoyle East , Forramoyle East , An Maolan Barna | 48 | Granted |
| 259 | 22 January 2025 | Caherwalter , Loughrea , Co. Galway | 42 | Granted |
| 25242 | 16 September 2025 | Troscaigh Thiar (Truskey West) , | 40 | Granted |
| 2661214 | 17 July 2026 | Loughrea , Cross Street and Moore Street , Co. Galway | 33 | Refused |
| 24372 | 30 December 2024 | An Cnocán Carrach , Bearna , Co. Galway | 20 | Granted |
Of the 35 settlements in Galway County on the Uisce Éireann wastewater capacity register, 3 are shown red, 2 amber and 30 green (register as retrieved 15 September 2026). Uisce Éireann shows a red settlement as having no capacity available for new connections. A scheme there depends on a planned upgrade or, for a small discharge of up to 150 population equivalent (about 40 homes), the developer-led route in circular NSP 01/2026.
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. The council's own register: planning portal.
AK Planning works nationally from Limerick: applications, submissions, appeals and site appraisals.