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Planning in Meath

In the twelve months to July 2026, Meath County Council logged 1,609 planning applications — the 7th most active of Ireland’s 31 planning authorities. 85.7% of decided applications were granted — below the national 88.8%. The average decision took 78 days (11 weeks), slower than the 71-day national average.

The last twelve months

August 2025 to July 2026
Applications
1,609
14,415 on record since 2004
Grant rate
85.7%
National: 88.8%
Invalidation rate
19.0%
National: 16.5%
Avg decision time
11 weeks
78 days
Busiest categories in the window: residential new build (398), residential extension alteration (342) and residential ancillary (138).

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 Meath 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.