How do I check planning applications near a house in Palmerstown?

The National Planning Application Map on MyPlan.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 Palmerstown?

310 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 5 of them for ten or more homes (109 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.

Planning applications · Palmerstown, Dublin

Planning applications in Palmerstown: 310 in three years

310 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Palmerstown in the last three years, 5 of them for ten homes or more (109 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.

Figures compiled from the public records listed at the foot of this page. Data snapshot: 2 October 2026. Updated when the records change.

Check one house in Palmerstown

310 planning applications within 2 km of Palmerstown in three years, 5 for ten homes or more.

One specific house in Palmerstown: planning applications within 300 m of that Eircode, the house's own planning file, flood zone, radon, BER, sale history. Thirty-eight checks in all, each linked to the public record.

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310

planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023

of them for 10 homes or more

109

residential units in those large applications

What is being proposed in Palmerstown

The largest recent applications within 2 km of the centre, from the national planning register:

12 units, lodged 2026-06, appeal report sent to abp (South Dublin County Council): (i) demolition of existing vacant single storey structure on-site (75sq.m) and associated garage structure to the rear of this (127sq.m); (ii) removal of existing pillars and railings along the front (northern) boundary
12 units, lodged 2024-10, appeal decided (South Dublin County Council): (i) demolition of existing vacant single storey structure on-site (75 sq.m) and associated garage structure to the rear of this (127 sq.m); (ii) construction of a mixed-use development comprising 1 no. commercial/retail
43 units, lodged 2024-10, appeal decided (South Dublin County Council): Demolition of the existing building on site and the construction of a 5-storey over partial basement, mixed-use development comprising a gastro pub/restaurant, 2 no. retail units, associated bin stores, bike stores, 1 no
18 units, lodged 2024-09, final grant (South Dublin County Council): (i) Partial demolition of 2 no. vacant buildings (formally Ulster Bank) (Block A is part single, part two storeys and Block B is single storey); (ii) change of use from bank to residential; (iii) additional storeys to Bl
24 units, lodged 2024-04, decision notice issued (Dublin City Council): The proposed development will amend a previously permitted residential-led mixed use development granted under DCC Reg. Ref. 2869/17 (ABP Reg. Ref. PL29S.248958; as extended under DCC Reg. Ref. 2869/17/X1); and subsequen

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.

Also for Palmerstown

Flood risk in Palmerstown · Radon in Palmerstown · BER ratings in Palmerstown · Planning permission in South Dublin (South Dublin County Council register) · Planning permission across Dublin

Nearby: Ballyfermot, Castleknock, Clondalkin, Inchicore, Drimnagh, Lucan.

Other checks for Palmerstown

Flood risk in Palmerstown7 recorded floods
Radon in Palmerstownlow radon area
Japanese knotweed in Dublin364 records
BER ratings in Palmerstowntypical C1
Planning permission in South DublinSouth Dublin County Council

GuidePlanning search before buying a house: the three files that matter

Questions people ask

How do I check planning applications near a house in Palmerstown?: The National Planning Application Map on MyPlan.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 Palmerstown?: 310 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 5 of them for ten or more homes (109 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

National Planning Application Map (MyPlan.ie)

Area figures, compiled from public records. They describe the town or county, not any one house. The paid report checks the exact Eircode.