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Planning in Leitrim

Planning applications, decisions and housing delivery for Leitrim County Council, drawn from the national planning register, the CSO and the Uisce Éireann capacity register. The figures update each month.

251
Applications received in the 12 months to 21 September 2026
96.5%
Granted, of applications decided, received 2023 to 2025 (629 decisions). Rank 1 of 31
143
Homes completed, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026 (CSO)
61
Homes commenced, August 2025 to July 2026 (CSO)

Applications Each Year

Applications received by Leitrim 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 96.5%, 7.6 points above the national rate of 88.9%.

16997% granted201719398% granted201822097% granted201919296% granted202024396% granted202121595% granted202222398% granted202322695% granted202425896% granted2025

What Is Applied For

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 developmentApplicationsGranted hereGranted nationally
Extension25298.3%94.7%
Single house22898.0%86.8%
Other-mixed4595.0%87.7%
Change of use4288.6%86.9%
Agricultural4191.2%91.3%
Housing scheme2490.9%83.1%
Apartments20too few80.1%

Homes Completed

143 homes were completed in Leitrim in the four quarters Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 62 single houses, 71 houses in schemes and 10 apartments (CSO, new dwelling completions by local authority). The national picture, and how completions relate to permissions, is in the monthly housing pipeline report.

Largest Residential Applications, Last Two Years

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.

ReferenceReceivedLocationHomesStatus
266019130 July 2026Lands at Dromod Beg , Dromod Village , Co.Leitrim43Not recorded
266010424 April 2026Dublin Road , Attifinlay Td , Carrick-on-Shannon26Not recorded

Wastewater Capacity

Of the 23 settlements in Leitrim on the Uisce Éireann wastewater capacity register, 4 are shown red, 2 amber and 17 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.

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How these figures are made. Leitrim County Council records an application without a recorded outcome as "N/A" in the national register: 11.0% of applications received in 2023 to 2025. These are left out of the grant rate, which uses only applications granted or refused. Invalidations are not recorded by this authority's system and are not compared between authorities. Register data to 21 September 2026; a recent application may take some weeks to appear. Completions are the CSO's quarterly series by local authority; commencements are the CSO's monthly series of commencement notices. The comparison table sets every authority side by side.

For a File in Leitrim

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.

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