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Planning permission in Roscommon

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

Granted in Roscommon

125 granted, 17 refused in the last 5 years. That is the same as the Roscommon average.

Applications
237

Received in the last 5 years

Decided
142

Granted or refused

Typical wait
8weeks

Without a request for more information

More info asked
46%

Of decided applications

Recent planning decisions in Roscommon

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

Granted
Permission to construct a domestic dwelling house and domestic garage together with connection to public water mains and public foul sewer and all...
Racecourse Rd., Roscommon, Co. Roscommon, reference 2660130
15 Oct 2026
Granted
Permission to make alterations to the windows and add additional windows on the existing house, construction of a new pitched roof and construct a...
Grouse Lodge, Lanesborough Road, Roscommon, reference 2661
8 Oct 2026
Granted
Permission for development consisting of: the demolition of 5 no.
Roscommon Community College, Ardnanagh, Roscommon, reference 2560532
5 Oct 2026
Refused
Permission to demolish utility room & stores to rear of dwelling, demolish part of front elevation, refurbish & extend existing dwelling,...
Ballinagard, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon, reference 2631
25 Sept 2026
Granted
Retention Permission for development which consists of the retention of revisions to the approved site layout, including a revised site boundary,...
House No. 111 Oldwood, Ardsallaghbeg, Co. Roscommon, reference 2660361
10 Sept 2026
Granted
Permission for the installation of a single-storey modular building containing a biomass boiler system, including a flue and biomass silo, to...
Convent Road, Ardnanagh, Roscommon Town, reference 2660355
9 Sept 2026
Granted
Permission for the construction of a proposed material store building to support existing manufacturing activities on site and all associated site...
Roscommon Business & Technology Park, Racecourse Road, Roscommon, reference 2660106
3 Sept 2026
Granted
Retention Permission for an existing vehicular entrance servicing existing dwelling house together with full Planning Permission for the proposed...
Slevinagee Townland, Roscommon, Co. Roscommon, reference 2660314
20 Aug 2026

Roscommon 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.

Roscommon approval rates by project type

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

House extension45 decided
93%
Apartments and housing schemes16 decided
69%

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Common questions about Roscommon planning

Do I need planning permission in Roscommon?

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

Who decides planning applications in Roscommon?

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

How many planning applications are granted in Roscommon?

88 in 100 decided applications in Roscommon were granted over the last 5 years, from 142 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.