Irish planning intelligence

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PlanIntel turns public council records into Irish planning intelligence. Search decisions, refusal reasons and nearby cases, with every result linked back to its source.
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492,319applications indexed
179,032application files read
30local authorities indexed
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Cork — Index live · 126,548 applications indexed · 13,113 refused (10%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown — Refusal reasons live · 38,319 applications indexed · 5,192 refused (14%) · 610 decisions read · 191 refusal reasons on record · Updated 02 September 2026South Dublin — Index live · 33,054 applications indexed · 4,648 refused (14%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 09 August 2026Dublin City — Index live · 24,690 applications indexed · 1,889 refused (8%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 02 September 2026Donegal — Index live · 21,233 applications indexed · 1,306 refused (6%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Fingal — Refusal reasons live · 20,059 applications indexed · 2,558 refused (13%) · 3,341 decisions read · 1,294 refusal reasons on record · Updated 12 August 2026Galway — Index live · 18,674 applications indexed · 2,513 refused (13%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Wexford — Index live · 17,501 applications indexed · 2,568 refused (15%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 11 August 2026Meath — Index live · 16,585 applications indexed · 1,675 refused (10%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Kildare — Index live · 15,151 applications indexed · 2,122 refused (14%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Tipperary — Index live · 14,601 applications indexed · 347 refused (2%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Wicklow — Refusal reasons live · 13,178 applications indexed · 1,443 refused (11%) · 699 decisions read · 205 refusal reasons on record · Updated 11 August 2026Kerry — Index live · 12,959 applications indexed · 1,072 refused (8%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Limerick — Index live · 12,543 applications indexed · 779 refused (6%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Mayo — Index live · 11,137 applications indexed · 690 refused (6%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Clare — Refusal reasons live · 10,745 applications indexed · 629 refused (6%) · 602 decisions read · 83 refusal reasons on record · Updated 04 July 2026Louth — Index live · 10,522 applications indexed · 1,210 refused (11%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Waterford — Index live · 9,882 applications indexed · 878 refused (9%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Kilkenny — Index live · 8,664 applications indexed · 672 refused (8%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Laois — Index live · 7,853 applications indexed · 263 refused (3%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Offaly — Index live · 6,570 applications indexed · 388 refused (6%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Roscommon — Index live · 6,286 applications indexed · 469 refused (7%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Cavan — Refusal reasons live · 6,100 applications indexed · 289 refused (5%) · 1,003 decisions read · 57 refusal reasons on record · Updated 04 July 2026Monaghan — Index live · 6,071 applications indexed · 299 refused (5%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Westmeath — Index live · 6,052 applications indexed · 642 refused (11%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Sligo — Index live · 4,521 applications indexed · 216 refused (5%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Carlow — Refusal reasons live · 4,508 applications indexed · 241 refused (5%) · 2,002 decisions read · 105 refusal reasons on record · Updated 03 July 2026Galway City — Index live · 3,401 applications indexed · 424 refused (12%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Longford — Index live · 2,835 applications indexed · 218 refused (8%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026Leitrim — Index live · 2,077 applications indexed · 62 refused (3%) · Refusal reasons generated on demand · Updated 10 August 2026
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30 of Ireland's 31 local authorities, indexed.

Every indexed county's files are read and searchable, and reading continues in the cloud around the clock. Deep refusal analysis is generated on demand when you build a site report or ask the AI chat — 8,257 applications analysed so far. Select any authority on the map to open its planning hub. Cork City is not yet in the national dataset and is on my list.
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