About PlanningBrief
Public Irish construction data, made easier to use.
PlanningBrief gathers source-linked public planning, appeals, tender and construction-resource information so trades, suppliers, consultants and local businesses can see what is happening without living inside government portals.
What the site does
From public records to practical leads.
The site republishes selected fields from official public registers and open-data sources: planning applications, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases, TED/eTenders procurement data, historical BCMS commencement records and official construction forms or safety resources.
Every lead is linked back to its official source where available. PlanningBrief is a discovery layer, not a substitute for the council file, tender pack, HSA guidance or professional advice.
For a fuller source-by-source explanation, see Data sources and methodology.
PlanningBrief is an independent Irish construction-data project, built to turn fragmented public information into useful pages for people working around construction demand.
Data boundaries
What PlanningBrief publishes, and what it deliberately leaves out.
| Shown publicly | Not shown publicly |
|---|---|
| Planning authority, application reference, public development description, stage, dates, county, value band, project class and source links. | Private phone numbers, private email addresses, private home addresses and raw personal contact details. |
| Applicant and agent names where they appear on public planning registers and are not suppressed. | Suppressed personal names, private owner addresses from commencement/completion files, or contact details collected for admin use. |
| Company builders, designers, certifiers, tender buyers and public-sector or business records where the source and privacy rules allow display. | Data from sources whose terms do not allow republication, or stale datasets presented as current. |
Data and privacy
Source-linked and deliberately limited.
The site avoids harvesting personal phone numbers or email addresses. Applicant and agent names are shown only where they appear on the public planning register, and the privacy page includes a removal request route.
For questions, corrections, advertising or data-source suggestions, email [email protected].