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Planning permission in Skerries

Planning permission in Skerries is decided by Fingal County Council. Search Skerries planning applications, see recent decisions and notices, and check how often projects are granted. Here is how planning applications have gone in Skerries over the last 5 years.

Granted in Skerries

229 granted, 63 refused in the last 5 years. That is 2 points below the Fingal average.

Applications
371

Received in the last 5 years

Decided
292

Granted or refused

Typical wait
8weeks

Without a request for more information

More info asked
22%

Of decided applications

Recent planning decisions in Skerries

The latest granted and refused applications decided by Fingal County Council. Wording is trimmed and never includes applicant names.

Skerries planning applications per year

Applications received each year. The coloured part of each bar is the share granted. The outlined bar is the year so far.

Skerries approval rates by project type

How often each kind of project was granted in Skerries over the last 5 years. Types with fewer than 15 decisions are left out.

House extension75 decided
77%
Attic conversion18 decided
94%
Change of use19 decided
68%

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Common questions about Skerries planning

Do I need planning permission in Skerries?

The rules are national, so the same exemptions apply in Skerries as everywhere else. Many small projects, such as some single-storey rear extensions, are exempt under S.I. 600/2001. Fingal County Council decides applications here, and a site in a protected area or a protected structure has fewer exemptions.

Who decides planning applications in Skerries?

Fingal County Council is the planning authority for Skerries. It must decide within eight weeks of a valid application, unless it asks for further information.

How many planning applications are granted in Skerries?

78 in 100 decided applications in Skerries were granted over the last 5 years, from 292 decisions.

Source: National Planning Application Database and council planning registers, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data is a guide and may be out of date, so check with the council. Applicant names are never published.