Planning applications · Drimnagh, Dublin
Planning applications in Drimnagh: 823 in three years, 13 large schemes
823 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Drimnagh in the last three years, 13 of them for ten homes or more (798 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.
823
planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023
13
of them for 10 homes or more
798
residential units in those large applications
What is being proposed in Drimnagh
The largest recent applications within 2 km of the centre, from the national planning register:
- 13 units, lodged 2025-10, decision appealed (Dublin City Council): (i) construction of a five-storey flat/green-roofed apartment block, with communal roof terrace, comprising 13 no. two-bedroom apartments (each to be served by private balcony/terrace and 1 no. vehicular parking space) a
- 21 units, lodged 2025-09, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): We, O’Flynn Construction Co. Unlimited Company intend to apply to Dublin City Council for permission for development at this site, part of the ‘Nissan Site’ (c.1.86 ha), to the east of Walkinstown Avenue at the junction
- 35 units, lodged 2025-08, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): PROTECTED STRUCTURE: (i) demolition of all existing built form on site with the exception of the two-storey protected structure known as Melville House; (ii) alterations to existing protected structure comprising removal
- 16 units, lodged 2025-06, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): Permission for modifications to Permission 2125/21. All details for the Construction of 2 no. infill residential buildings of 4 storeys in height each accommodating 8 no. 1 bedroom Independent Living Units (total 16 unit
- 436 units, lodged 2025-06, final grant (South Dublin County Council): The development will comprise the following: Demolition of existing commercial/industrial buildings on site (c.6,711 sq.m in total). Provision of a mixed use, residential and commercial/employment development (c.49,275 s
- 65 units, lodged 2025-06, appeal decided (Dublin City Council): We, Halexmain Enterprises Ltd, intend to apply for planning permission for the development at the site north and south of and including the Camac River, that includes No. 6 Kilmainham Lane and adjacent lands and the form
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 Drimnagh
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 Drimnagh
Questions people ask
- How do I check planning applications near a house in Drimnagh?
- 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 Drimnagh?
- 823 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 13 of them for ten or more homes (798 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.