Planning applications · Kilrush, Co. Clare
Planning applications in Kilrush: 84 in three years, 3 large schemes
84 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Kilrush in the last three years, 3 of them for ten homes or more (70 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.
84
planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023
3
of them for 10 homes or more
70
residential units in those large applications
What is being proposed in Kilrush
The largest recent applications within 2 km of the centre, from the national planning register:
- 42 units, lodged 2025-12, application finalised (Clare County Council): to construct 42 no. dwelling houses comprising 2 no. 4 bedroom detached houses, 16 no. 4 bedroom semi-detached houses, 10 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached houses, 6 no. 3 bedroom terraced houses, 4 no. 2 bedroom semi-detached
- 16 units, lodged 2024-05, decision made (Clare County Council): to carry out the following development. The construction of a residential development consisting of: a) The demolition of two existing dwellings, and part demolition of an existing commerical unit, sheds and outbuidings.
- 12 units, lodged 2024-05, decision made (Clare County Council): to carry out the following development. The construction of a new housing estate development consisting of: a) 12 no. residential units comprising of: a) 2 no. 1-bedroom, single storey houses, ie. Type A 2 no. - 2-bedroo
A count for the whole town says how busy the planning office is. What matters for a purchase is the 300 m around the house: the field behind it, the corner site, the neighbour’s attic conversion. That is what the report lists, with the decision and the appeal status for each file.
What to check before you bid
Three things. First, permissions granted but not yet built near the house: the register shows them, the street does not. Second, whether the house itself has a planning file: an extension without permission is a title problem your solicitor has to fix before closing. Third, the zoning in the development plan for the fields around it. The report covers all three for one Eircode.
Check one house in Kilrush
The area tells you the odds. The report tells you about the house.
Enter the Eircode. The free snapshot shows which of the twenty-nine checks flag up. The full report (€24.99, one house, no account) lists every planning application within 300 m of the house with status, decision and appeal, checks the property's own planning and building-control file, and shows the zoning of the land around it.
Or read the sample report first: a real house, 16 pages.
Also for Kilrush
Questions people ask
- How do I check planning applications near a house in Kilrush?
- The national planning register (nationalplanningapplications.ie) maps every application since about 2010. Search the address, then look at the streets around it, not only the plot. Applications within 300 m are the ones that change your view, your light and your parking. The report lists them for the exact Eircode with status and decision.
- Is a lot being built in Kilrush?
- 84 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 3 of them for ten or more homes (70 units in total). A modest pipeline, mostly one-off houses and extensions.
- Does a planning application nearby affect the price?
- A granted permission for a large scheme next door can cut what a house is worth and can also mean two years of noise. It can also raise prices if it brings a school or a shop. Read the description, the decision and the appeal status. The report gives you that for everything within 300 m.
Sources
Area figures, compiled from public records. They describe the town or county, not any one house. The paid report checks the exact Eircode.