Planning in Galway County
In the twelve months to July 2026, Galway County Council logged 1,919 planning applications — the 4th most active of Ireland’s 31 planning authorities. 83.5% of decided applications were granted — below the national 88.8%. The average decision took 72 days (10 weeks).
The last twelve months
August 2025 to July 2026Applications
1,919
18,655 on record since 2004
Grant rate
83.5%
National: 88.8%
Invalidation rate
4.1%
National: 16.5%
Avg decision time
10 weeks
72 days
Busiest categories in the window: residential new build (716), residential extension alteration (299) and agricultural (135).
Trends since 2021
Live from the register, refreshed twice a week. Complete years only — the current year is still in flight. For side-by-side comparisons across authorities, use the national view.
Applications over time
GrantedRefusedInvalidWithdrawnIn progressOther
Breakdown
The numbers are the surface. The record underneath is the product.
Every figure on this page aggregates individual applications — each with its documents, decision, and site. Open a real workspace and look at one.
Building something? The same data is an API.
Every authority, the same page
The same figures, computed the same way, for each of the 31 planning authorities.