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Planning permission in Clane

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

Granted in Clane

108 granted, 7 refused in the last 5 years. That is 13 points above the Kildare average.

Applications
168

Received in the last 5 years

Decided
115

Granted or refused

Typical wait
7weeks

Without a request for more information

More info asked
39%

Of decided applications

Recent planning decisions in Clane

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

Refused
The construction of a part single storey & storey and a half dwelling house and a garage for domestic use, installation of an on-site wastewater...
Loughanure Commons, Clane, Co. Kildare, reference 2660956
16 Oct 2026
Granted
For the construction of a new two storey extension to existing Scoil Mhuire school building, consisting of 4 no.
Scoil Mhuire Community School, Prosperous Road, Clane, reference 2561109
28 Aug 2026
Granted
A ground floor front extension which extends the front of the living room space beneath the existing roof overhang, ancillary internal...
no. 100 Alexandra Walk, Clane, reference 2660299
14 May 2026
Granted
Demolition of existing bungalow, decommissioning of existing septic tank and the construction of two no.
Capdoo, Clane, Co. Kildare, reference 2561237
8 May 2026
Granted
Erection of 2 No new single storey ancillary garden room (12.9m2 nett internal area each approx) units to rear garden of existing house with...
40 Liffey Lawns, Clane, Co.Kildare, reference 2660108
28 Apr 2026
Granted
For the construction of new office, administration and conference spaces (c.161.1.sq.) at first floor level over existing ground floor Unit 10,...
Abbeylands Shopping Centre, Westgrove Hotel & Conference Centre Abbeylands, Clane Co. Kildare, reference 2561196
20 Jan 2026
Granted
A first floor bedroom extension to the rear of the existing dwelling, plus all associated site works
40 Alexandra Walk, Clane, Co. Kildare, reference 25166
10 Dec 2025
Granted
For the construction of a two-storey extension to an existing single storey dwelling house including alterations and modifications to the existing...
Prosperous Road, Clane, Kildare, reference 2560663
5 Aug 2025

Clane 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.

Clane approval rates by project type

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

House extension48 decided
100%
Apartments and housing schemes16 decided
81%

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Common questions about Clane planning

Do I need planning permission in Clane?

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

Who decides planning applications in Clane?

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

How many planning applications are granted in Clane?

94 in 100 decided applications in Clane were granted over the last 5 years, from 115 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.