Resources

Irish planning, explained and tracked

Everything we publish sits on the official public record: dated, sourced, and updated when the rules or the numbers change. Start wherever your question lives.

Homeowner guides

7 guides

Plain-English, source-cited explainers: extensions, garden rooms, granny flats, attic conversions, solar, retention and how to apply - including the exemption changes commencing 27 July 2026.

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Briefs

2 briefs

Dated, sourced news objects on Irish planning and construction - what changed, when, and what it means, with the primary source linked every time.

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Project trackers

7 trackers

Living pages on the projects Ireland searches for - MetroLink, the Celtic Interconnector, the National Children's Hospital and more - every reference verified against the primary record.

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Planning glossary

31 terms

How Irish planning works, term by term: SHD, LRD, SID, Part 8, Section 5, commencement notices - each with why it matters and where it shows up in live data.

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Statistics

standing datasets

The evergreen numbers on Ireland's construction pipeline, kept current from the official record and citable with a stable URL.

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Calculators

6 tools

Construction cost, planning fees, development contributions, stamp duty, VAT and the pipeline calculator - quick numbers grounded in real data.

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For your own property: the free Home Energy & Grant Report and the Solar Site Checker. For the trade: the live pipeline, county by county.