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
10 guidesPlain-English, source-cited explainers: extensions, garden rooms, granny flats, attic conversions, solar, retention, how to apply, what permission costs, deep retrofit costs and hiring a main contractor, all updated for the exemption rules in force since 27 July 2026.
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Briefs
7 briefsDated, 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
8 trackersLiving 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
33 termsHow 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 datasetsThe 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 toolsConstruction 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, and a page for each kind of firm we serve. Building on the data? The API and data export docs set out the endpoints and fields, and the briefs record what changed and when.