Planning applications · Coolock, Dublin
Planning applications in Coolock: 630 in three years, 6 large schemes
630 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Coolock in the last three years, 6 of them for ten homes or more (335 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.
630
planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023
6
of them for 10 homes or more
335
residential units in those large applications
What is being proposed in Coolock
The largest recent applications within 2 km of the centre, from the national planning register:
- 90 units, lodged 2026-03, registered application (Dublin City Council): The application site comprises two separate land parcels consisting generally of a parcel east of St. Francis of Assisi Church, including the former Parochial House, located at the corner of Clonshaugh Avenue and Clonsha
- 39 units, lodged 2025-10, decision appealed (Dublin City Council): PROTECTED STRUCTURE: Noteside Limited seeks permission for a residential development, on a site located within the Larch Hill estate, Coolock, Dublin 17. The application site is bounded to the north by “The Crescent” and
- 32 units, lodged 2024-09, appeal decided (Dublin City Council): The proposed development will consist of the demolition of 2 no. single storey existing bungalow dwellings on the site (c.203.3 sq.m. GFA total) and the construction of a new apartment building ranging in height from 5-6
- 53 units, lodged 2024-01, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): The construction of a detached, single storey, one bedroom dwelling to the side of existing dwelling with new pedestrian entrance onto Montrose Avenue and new vehicular entrance onto Montrose Avenue.
- 45 units, lodged 2024-01, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): A proposed residential development of 45 aged living apartment units, designed to the requirements of Fold Housing Association, comprising two apartment blocks ranging in height from 4-6 storeys at 144 Harmonstown Road,
- 76 units, lodged 2023-10, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): PROTECTED STRUCTURE: PERMISSION: For residential development on a site located within the Larch Hill estate, Coolock, Dublin 17. The application site is bounded to the north by "The Crescent" and to the south by "The Vie
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 Coolock
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 Coolock
Questions people ask
- How do I check planning applications near a house in Coolock?
- 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 Coolock?
- 630 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 6 of them for ten or more homes (335 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.