Planning Dispatch by Garry Miley - Irish Planning Analysed, Planning Ireland - The Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland sends out regular bulletins to its members

Irish Planning Analysed

9 Sep 2008

The Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland sends out regular bulletins to its members - this is from the latest

Reduction in the Number of Planning Applications in 2008
The number of planning applications made in the first quarter of 2008 are down by considerable numbers for most planning authorities throughout the country. There are a few exceptions, however, these authorities are dealing with smaller numbers e.g. Limerick City has increased from 83 in 2007 to 90 in 2008 and Waterford City is only slightly down from 87 to 83.
The figures are as follows:

	2007	2008	2007-2008 % Difference	Invalidation Rate Jan-Mar 2007	Invalidation Rate Jan-Mar 2008
Carlow	309	158	48	14	21
Cavan	725	379	48	14	16
Clare	725	416	43	19	19
Cork	3039	1617	46	21	45
Donegal	1774	1124	36	25	24
Dun Laoghaire Rathdown	713	519	17	21	13
Fingal	507	444	13	16	29
Galway	1333	885	34	2	4
Kerry	1353	756	44	19	23
Kildare	628	498	21	11	17
Kilkenny	600	359	40	5	19
Laois	480	298	38	29	31
Leitrim	332	184	42	16	45
Limerick	783	513	34	33	28
Longford	263	126	52	14	37
Louth	421	314	19	0	0
Mayo	682	462	32	13	5
Meath	952	659	30	7	39
Monaghan	633	331	48	13	16
North Tipperary	496	274	45	14	31
Offaly	460	227	50	16	16
Roscommon	546	276	49	18	43
Sligo	316	233	26	3	4
South Dublin	459	348	24	10	20
South Tipperary	451	283	37	29	34
Waterford	437	267	39	18	17
Westmeath	445	293	34	8	11
Wexford	1106	753	32	7	9
Wicklow	599	384	36	20	41

City Councils
Cork	238	218	8	13	12
Dublin	1176	889	24	31	28
Galway	170	149	12	55	43
Limerick	83	90	8	31	23
Waterford	87	83	4.5	38	27