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

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 Rathcoole?

116 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 3 of them for ten or more homes (259 units in total). A modest pipeline, mostly one-off houses and extensions.

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 · Rathcoole, Dublin

Planning applications in Rathcoole: 116 in three years

116 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Rathcoole in the last three years, 3 of them for ten homes or more (259 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.

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116 planning applications within 2 km of Rathcoole in three years, 3 for ten homes or more.

One specific house in Rathcoole: 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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116

planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023

of them for 10 homes or more

259

residential units in those large applications

What is being proposed in Rathcoole

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

10 units, lodged 2026-04, final grant (South Dublin County Council): a) the part demolition of Muldowney's Pub to the rear; b) the change of use of the front portion of the pub to provide for 2no. 1-bed units; c) the construction of 8 no. own-door residential units within a single three s
176 units, lodged 2025-11, appeal decided (South Dublin County Council): (1) Demolition of 5 no. existing dwellings and associated outbuildings on the site. (2) Construction of a 176 no. dwellings on the site to the east of Stoney Hill Road comprising 100 no. duplex units and 76 no. houses an
73 units, lodged 2025-03, appeal decided (South Dublin County Council): Anthony Neville Homes Limited intends to apply for permission for development on lands located adjacent to Drury Mills and Drury Park, Swiftbrook, Saggart, Co. Dublin. The site is located within the curtilage of protecte

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 Rathcoole

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

Nearby: Newcastle, Saggart, Citywest, Tallaght Dublin 24, Tallaght, Adamstown.

Other checks for Rathcoole

Flood risk in Rathcoole5 recorded floods
Radon in Rathcoolemoderate radon area
Japanese knotweed in Dublin364 records
BER ratings in Rathcooletypical B3
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 Rathcoole?: 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 Rathcoole?: 116 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 3 of them for ten or more homes (259 units in total). A modest pipeline, mostly one-off houses and extensions.
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.