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Planning in Kildare

In the twelve months to July 2026, Kildare County Council logged 1,173 planning applications — the 11th most active of Ireland’s 31 planning authorities. 79.9% of decided applications were granted — below the national 88.8%. The average decision took 88 days (13 weeks), slower than the 71-day national average.

The last twelve months

August 2025 to July 2026
Applications
1,173
13,742 on record since 2004
Grant rate
79.9%
National: 88.8%
Invalidation rate
27.4%
National: 16.5%
Avg decision time
13 weeks
88 days
Busiest categories in the window: residential extension alteration (263), residential new build (174) and residential ancillary (133).

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

Where these figures come from. Aggregates over the published planning register of Kildare County Council, bucketed monthly by decision outcome. Grant rate is granted as a share of granted plus refused; it is suppressed below 20 decided applications, where a percentage would be noise. Snapshot computed July 2026 — the explorer above always shows the latest refresh. Aggregate figures on this page may be reused with attribution.

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Every authority, the same page

The same figures, computed the same way, for each of the 31 planning authorities.