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Planning permission in Dublin: register, 49,603 applications

49,603 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centres of 73 towns in Dublin in the last three years, 328 of them for ten homes or more (22,486 units). Below: how to search the Dublin register, the busiest towns, the largest schemes on file, and what to check around one house before you bid.

Figures compiled from the public records listed at the foot of this page. Data snapshot: . Updated when the records change.

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49,603 planning applications around 73 towns in Dublin in three years, 328 for ten homes or more.

One specific house in Dublin: planning applications within 300 m of that Eircode, the house's own planning file, flood zone, radon, BER, sale history. Thirty-eight checks in all, each linked to the public record.

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49,603

planning applications within 2 km of 73 town centres in the last three years

328

of them for 10 homes or more

22,486

residential units in those large applications

How to search planning applications in Dublin

Short answer: open the National Planning Application Map on MyPlan.ie, type the address or Eircode, and every application lodged with any council appears as a dot you can click. For the full file (drawings, reports, conditions, appeal) go to the council’s own register. Both are free.

  1. National map first. Search the address on the National Planning Application Map (MyPlan.ie), then zoom out to the 300 m around it. Each dot is an application with its reference number, description and decision.
  2. Then the council register. Dublin has 4 planning authorities, each with its own register:
  3. Zoning last. The MyPlan.ie zoning map shows what the land around the house is allowed to become under the current development plan, which the register cannot tell you until someone applies.

For a house you are about to bid on, the paid report does all three for the Eircode: every application within 300 m with its decision, the house’s own planning and building-control files, and the zoning of the fields around it.

Where the planning office is busiest in Dublin

Applications lodged within 2 km of each town centre since 2023, from the national planning register. A high count means an active town, not necessarily housing estates: extensions, one-off rural houses, shopfronts and retention applications all count.

Dublin 81,854 applications, 29 large
Ranelagh1,831 applications, 12 large
Rathmines1,683 applications, 14 large
Harolds Cross1,609 applications, 20 large
Donnybrook1,529 applications, 3 large
Ballsbridge1,441 applications, 8 large
Rathgar1,365 applications, 12 large
Glenageary1,351 applications
Dun Laoghaire1,324 applications
Dublin 71,314 applications, 25 large
Drumcondra1,170 applications, 13 large
Crumlin1,164 applications, 18 large
Terenure1,161 applications, 13 large
Dundrum1,136 applications
Blackrock1,135 applications
Monkstown1,089 applications
Stillorgan1,059 applications
Churchtown1,055 applications
Sandymount938 applications, 2 large
Cabra900 applications, 8 large
Beaumont889 applications, 5 large
Artane876 applications, 4 large
Glasnevin872 applications, 7 large
Dalkey858 applications
Templeogue820 applications, 4 large
Clontarf804 applications, 2 large
Rathfarnham800 applications, 1 large
Walkinstown781 applications, 11 large
Drimnagh777 applications, 12 large
Foxrock698 applications
Cabinteely689 applications
Sandyford675 applications
Killiney673 applications
Raheny667 applications, 6 large
Santry618 applications, 4 large
Coolock591 applications, 5 large
Inchicore565 applications, 12 large
Lucan516 applications, 7 large
Castleknock514 applications, 2 large
Clonsilla497 applications
Leopardstown488 applications
Knocklyon481 applications, 5 large
Malahide459 applications
Finglas439 applications, 3 large
Blanchardstown403 applications
Clonee403 applications
Stepaside399 applications
Clongriffin371 applications, 1 large
Swords362 applications
Baldoyle356 applications, 5 large
Adamstown355 applications, 5 large
Hansfield317 applications
Ballyfermot310 applications, 6 large
Tallaght305 applications, 6 large
Clondalkin302 applications, 3 large
Tallaght Dublin 24300 applications, 6 large
Palmerstown294 applications, 5 large
Malahide Road272 applications, 3 large
Skerries259 applications
Kinsealy257 applications
Shankill239 applications
Sutton238 applications
Portmarnock212 applications, 1 large
Rush208 applications
Howth192 applications
Citywest176 applications, 6 large
Balbriggan170 applications
Hollystown168 applications
Saggart156 applications, 9 large
Donabate123 applications
Lusk112 applications
Rathcoole109 applications, 3 large
Newcastle80 applications, 2 large

Largest schemes on file in Dublin

Applications for ten homes or more near the towns above, largest first, with the status recorded on the register when this page was built:

  • 886 units, Adamstown, lodged 2025-04, final grant (South Dublin County Council): This Application is being made in accordance with the Adamstown Planning Scheme 2014 (as amended) and relates to Phase 2 of development within the 'Adamstown Boulevard Development Area' (Development Area 10) of the Adams
  • 660 units, Lucan, lodged 2024-11, decision (South Dublin County Council): Cairn Homes Properties Limited intend to apply for a 7 year planning permission for development at a site of c.15.6 hectares (on two land parcels) known as 'Development Area 9' Kishoge South East, Sub Sectors KSE-S1 and
  • 611 units, Citywest, lodged 2025-12, appeal decided (South Dublin County Council): Kelland Homes Ltd. and Evara Developments Ltd. wish to apply for permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) on a site located at Boherboy, Saggart, County Dublin. To the immediate north of the site is the
  • 588 units, Walkinstown, lodged 2025-05, appeal decided (South Dublin County Council): i. The demolition of the former Chadwicks Builders Merchant development comprising 1 no. two storey office building and 9 no. storage/warehouse buildings ranging in height from 3m - 9.9m as follows: Building A (8,764 sq.
  • 550 units, Ballsbridge, lodged 2024-08, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): Permission for development to construct a two-phase mixed-use residential and commercial scheme, which will consist of: the construction of a residential scheme arranged in 3 No. blocks (identified as Blocks A, B and C)
  • 502 units, Ballsbridge, lodged 2024-05, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): Pembroke Beach DAC intends to apply for permission for development for a mixed used development (referred to as Phase 2) on this site of 15.06 hectares including lands known as the Former Irish Glass bottle & Fabrizia Si
  • 502 units, Knocklyon, lodged 2025-04, appeal decided (South Dublin County Council): The proposed development will consist of 502 no. residential units (108no. 1-bed, 170no. 2-bed, 162 no. 3-bed; 62 no. 4-bed) comprising 197no. 2 storey houses (terraced/semi-detached/detached) (19no. 2-bed, 116no. 3-bed;
  • 479 units, Walkinstown, lodged 2026-10, referral (South Dublin County Council): The proposed Large Scale Residential development will consist of the demolition of warehouse structures, office building and all structures on site, and the construction of a residential-led development arranged across 6

A permission that is granted but not yet built is invisible at a viewing. The register shows it. So does the zoning map for the fields around the house, which says what they are allowed to become.

Other checks for Dublin

Designated parts of the Fingal County Council area are in the Defective Concrete Blocks grant scheme (mica and pyrite in blocks). Only those parts are covered, not the whole county, so ask the council whether a particular address is inside the designated area.

Dublin is in the pyrite belt. Houses built roughly 1997 to 2013 with hardcore from the affected quarries may have heave in floors; the Pyrite Resolution Board ran the remediation scheme. The report flags the build years and the scheme for the exact house.

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GuidePlanning search before buying a house: the three files that matter

Questions people ask

How do I search planning applications in Dublin?
Two ways. The National Planning Application Map on MyPlan.ie carries every council's register on one map: search the address, then look at the streets around it. The planning authorities for Dublin are Dublin City Council, Fingal County Council, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council, South Dublin County Council; each runs its own online planning search with the full file, drawings and decision. For a house you are buying, the 300 m around it matters more than the town count.
Which towns in Dublin have the most planning activity?
By applications within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years: Dublin 8 (1,854), Ranelagh (1,831), Rathmines (1,683), Harolds Cross (1,609), Donnybrook (1,529). Counts include extensions, one-off houses and changes of use, not only housing schemes.
Do I need planning permission for an extension in Dublin?
The rules are national, not local. Since 27 July 2026 an extension to the rear of a house is exempt up to 45 square metres (40 before that date), counting every earlier extension, with limits on height, distance from boundaries and the garden left over (at least 25 square metres). Anything to the front, or beyond those limits, needs permission from the council. A Section 5 declaration from the council confirms in writing whether a specific job is exempt. Details in the guide on the 2026 planning exemptions.
Does planning permission nearby change what a house is worth?
A granted permission for a large scheme behind the house can take light, a view or parking, and it means construction traffic for two years. It can also add a school or a shop. Read the description, the decision and the appeal status before you bid. The report lists every application within 300 m of the Eircode with that detail, and checks the house's own planning and building-control file.

Sources

Area figures, compiled from public records. They describe the town or county, not any one house. The paid report checks the exact Eircode.