Newry, Mourne and Down District Council planning approval rate
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council council approved 88.6% of planning applications and refused 11.4%, based on 12,427 decisions analysed. Ranked 93rd out of 279 councils for strictness.
Last updated: June 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present
88.6%
overall approval rate
Planning in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council?
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Approval rate by application type
Different application types have different approval rates in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.
Approval rate by project type
These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council — mined from 12,427 proposal descriptions.
Approval rate by ward
Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Newry, Mourne and Down District Council. Click any ward for detailed statistics.
Wards in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Recent comparable decisions
The most recent residential planning decisions in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, showing how the council decides real applications.
Retrospective change of use of detached domestic garage to 1No. bedroom ground f · · 2025-10-01
A proposed site for dwelling and garage under CTY 6 · · 2025-09-30
Proposed replacement dwelling · · 2025-09-10
Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the full report →
What gets approved near your property?
In Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, 1 in 9 applications are refused. Your PlanningLens Full Planning Analysis gives you 17 pages of intelligence specific to your property:
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✓ Common refusal reasons in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
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Frequently asked questions about planning in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
What is the planning approval rate in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council?
Based on 12,427 planning decisions analysed since 2020, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council approved 88.6% of applications and refused 11.4%. The council is ranked 93rd out of 279 UK councils for approval rate.
Which areas of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have the highest planning approval rates?
Approval rates in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council vary by ward — see the ward breakdown above for detailed figures for each area.
What types of planning application are most common in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council?
The most common planning application types in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council are: Other (12,427 decisions, 88.6% approved).
How long does a planning application take in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council?
Planning applications in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council take an average of 28.7 weeks to reach a decision, measured across 11,799 decisions with a recorded timeline. That is slower than the 8-week statutory target for householder applications (the statutory targets are 8 weeks for householder applications and 13 weeks for major developments). PlanningLens measures the actual time each application takes, not just the target. Newry, Mourne and Down District Council decides approximately 2,071 planning applications per year.
How do I check planning applications in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council?
You can search planning applications in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council directly on the council's official planning portal. PlanningLens also lets you check any postcode against 12,427 historical decisions in Newry, Mourne and Down District Council to see what's been approved and refused near a specific property.
How is PlanningLens approval rate data for Newry, Mourne and Down District Council calculated?
PlanningLens scrapes Newry, Mourne and Down District Council's official planning portal and analyses every published decision since January 2020. The approval rate is calculated as approved decisions divided by total decided applications, excluding withdrawn and pending applications. The full methodology, data sourcing, and Creative Commons BY 4.0 licensing terms are published at
planninglens.co.uk/methodology.