Planning applications · Dublin 7
Planning applications in Dublin 7: 1,372 in three years, 24 large schemes
1,372 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Dublin 7 in the last three years, 24 of them for ten homes or more (733 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.
1,372
planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023
24
of them for 10 homes or more
733
residential units in those large applications
What is being proposed in Dublin 7
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
- 12 units, lodged 2026-02, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): OBA Chancery Limited intends to apply for permission for development comprising amendments to development previously permitted under Reg. Ref. WEB2214/24 on a site of approx. 0.09 ha on lands at Fegan’s, 13 - 18 Chancery
- 14 units, lodged 2026-01, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): Planning permission is sought by Baskin Projects Limited for the amendment to Planning Ref No. 5400/22 for the previous approved six storey 13 No. apartment development to a revised development consisting of 14 No. apart
- 27 units, lodged 2026-01, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): The development consists of the construction of an apartment building ranging in height from 3 storey to 4 storey which is to be constructed over the existing basement block which is in-situ and which was constructed pur
- 27 units, lodged 2025-12, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): Abbey Building Contractors Limited intend to apply for planning permission on lands located at the junction of Irwin Court and Irwin Street, Kilmainham, Dublin 8. The proposed residential development will consist of the
- 189 units, lodged 2025-11, decision appealed (Dublin City Council): The proposed development will consist of the following: • The demolition of the existing warehouse building and associated outbuildings/structures at 1-6 Beresford Street (D07 T611); • The removal and part demolition of
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 Dublin 7
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 Dublin 7
Questions people ask
- How do I check planning applications near a house in Dublin 7?
- 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 Dublin 7?
- 1,372 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 24 of them for ten or more homes (733 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.