Planning applications · Cabra, Dublin
Planning applications in Cabra: 949 in three years, 9 large schemes
949 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Cabra in the last three years, 9 of them for ten homes or more (183 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.
949
planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023
9
of them for 10 homes or more
183
residential units in those large applications
What is being proposed in Cabra
The largest recent applications within 2 km of the centre, from the national planning register:
- 12 units, lodged 2026-06, registered application (Dublin City Council): The proposed development will consist of modifications to the permitted apartment development granted under ABP Ref. No ABP-317483-23 (PA Ref. No. 5046/22). The proposed modifications will comprise of: (i) the removal of
- 22 units, lodged 2025-04, appeal decided (Dublin City Council): Permission for development at this site of number 23 to 24 Parkgate Street (former Westbrook Motors property) D08 WF6W, Dublin 8 and No. 29 Parkgate Street D08 PN77, Dublin 8. The site is located adjacent/proximate to pr
- 33 units, lodged 2024-11, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): PERMISSION The development will consist of the following: 1) The demolition of existing walls within the subject site and the construction of a housing development scheme divided into 2 no. apartment blocks (A and B) ran
- 18 units, lodged 2024-11, appeal decided (Dublin City Council): Planning permission for development at a c. 0.16 ha site located at Nos. 62-66 Faussagh Avenue, Dublin 7, D07 KH60, (formerly ‘The Cabra House’) and the adjoining unnamed laneway to the rear and to the west, extending to
- 19 units, lodged 2024-10, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): The development consists of: (i) the demolition of an existing two-storey block containing ten studio apartments for older persons and a single storey maintenance depot including boundary walls, fences and other site wor
- 16 units, lodged 2024-09, decision appealed (Dublin City Council): Permission is sought for a mixed-use development on lands at Nos. 60-66 Glasnevin Hill, Dublin 9, (excluding the existing real estate unit located at ground floor level of No. 64 Glasnevin Hill). Consisting of: No. 60 (D
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 Cabra
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 Cabra
Questions people ask
- How do I check planning applications near a house in Cabra?
- 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 Cabra?
- 949 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 9 of them for ten or more homes (183 units in total). That is an active pipeline: expect construction traffic and new estates on the edge of town.
- 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.