Planning applications, decisions and housing delivery for Kildare County Council, drawn from the national planning register, the CSO and the Uisce Éireann capacity register. The figures update each month.
Applications received by Kildare 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 81.6%, 7.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extension | 1,802 | 92.8% | 94.7% |
| Single house | 1,205 | 67.0% | 86.8% |
| Other-mixed | 455 | 87.8% | 87.7% |
| Change of use | 341 | 81.8% | 86.9% |
| Housing scheme | 259 | 66.9% | 83.1% |
| Commercial-industrial | 256 | 86.7% | 87.2% |
| Apartments | 233 | 70.9% | 80.1% |
| Retention (unclassified) | 168 | 79.4% | 80.4% |
| Agricultural | 158 | 78.0% | 91.3% |
| Demolition | 105 | 87.3% | 86.3% |
| Signage-telecoms | 66 | 87.5% | 83.1% |
| Solar-energy | 64 | 78.0% | 88.6% |
2,448 homes were completed in Kildare in the four quarters Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 170 single houses, 2,011 houses in schemes and 267 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2561119 | 2 October 2025 | Lands at Railpark Maynooth Co. Kildare , Maynooth , ACP Ref: 312671-22 (Phase 1) and Reg. | 581 | Granted |
| 25162 | 9 October 2025 | West of Maynooth Road & North of Kilwoghan Stream , Crodaun , Celbridge | 467 | Not recorded |
| 2660951 | 21 August 2026 | Mariavilla , Maynooth , Co. Kildare | 384 | Not recorded |
| 2660746 | 3 July 2026 | Lands within the townlands of Newtown and Confey Leixlip Co. Kildare , greenfield lands t | 272 | Not recorded |
| 2660469 | 29 April 2026 | Site at lands west of Naas Racecourse south of Dublin Road , north of Tipper Road and gen | 213 | Not recorded |
| 2560877 | 1 August 2025 | Parson Street , Maynooth , Co. Kildare | 195 | Granted |
| 2660575 | 29 May 2026 | Lands known as “Railpark East” in the townland of Railpark Maynooth Co. Kildare. , The app | 194 | Not recorded |
| 2521 | 10 February 2025 | Oak Church , Kildare , Co. Kildare | 192 | Granted |
| 2561388 | 5 December 2025 | Sallins Link Road & Clane Road , Sallins , Co. Kildare | 171 | Not recorded |
| 2561390 | 5 December 2025 | Clane Road & Sallins Link Road , Sallins , Co. Kildare | 171 | Not recorded |
| 2461327 | 11 December 2024 | New Abbey Road , Nicholastown , Kilcullen | 152 | Granted |
| 2660248 | 6 March 2026 | a site of approx. 6.13 ha at Southgreen Road Kildare Co. Kildare , The site is generally b | 136 | Granted |
Of the 41 settlements in Kildare on the Uisce Éireann wastewater capacity register, 5 are shown red, 2 amber and 34 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.