Planning applications · Newcastle, Dublin
Planning applications in Newcastle: 90 in three years, 5 large schemes
90 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Newcastle in the last three years, 5 of them for ten homes or more (420 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.
90
planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023
5
of them for 10 homes or more
420
residential units in those large applications
What is being proposed in Newcastle
The largest recent applications within 2 km of the centre, from the national planning register:
- 113 units, lodged 2026-04, appeal report sent to abp (South Dublin County Council): Large-scale Residential Development at this site within the townland of Newcastle South, Newcastle, Co. Dublin on an overall site of c.4.08 hectares. The 'Phase 4' development will consist of the construction of 113 no.
- 113 units, lodged 2025-12, invalid - site notice (South Dublin County Council): Planning permission for development of a Large-scale Residential Development at this site within the townland of Newcastle South, Newcastle, Co. Dublin on an overall site of c.4.08 hectares. The 'Phase 4' development wil
- 15 units, lodged 2024-05, final grant (South Dublin County Council): The development consists of demolition of all existing derelict structures on the site and the construction of 15 no. apartments in a 2 storey high apartment clock. The 15 no. units will consist of 3 no. one bed apartmen
- 131 units, lodged 2024-02, appeal decided (South Dublin County Council): The proposal comprises the 2nd phase (phase 2B) of a 2 phase development (first phase [phase2A] under planning reg. ref SD23A/0136 will comprise 48 no. duplex dwellings and phase 2 of Taobh Chnoic public park of c.1.74 h
- 48 units, lodged 2023-12, final grant (South Dublin County Council): Construction of 48 dwellings and open space consisting of (a) 48 duplex/apartment units in 4 three storey buildings comprising 24 two bedroom apartments and 24 three bedroom, (2-storey duplex units) all with terrace; (b)
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 Newcastle
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 Newcastle
Questions people ask
- How do I check planning applications near a house in Newcastle?
- 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 Newcastle?
- 90 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 5 of them for ten or more homes (420 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.