Planning applications · Listowel, Co. Kerry

Planning applications in Listowel: 101 in three years, 2 large schemes

101 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Listowel in the last three years, 2 of them for ten homes or more (25 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.

101

planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023

2

of them for 10 homes or more

25

residential units in those large applications

What is being proposed in Listowel

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

  • 12 units, lodged 2024-10, application finalised (Kerry County Council): The development will consist of the construction of 12 no. 2 storey 3-bed semi-detached residential dwelling units and all associated services and site development works.
  • 13 units, lodged 2023-10, application finalised (Kerry County Council): RETAIN THE GAS STORAGE TANK AND PLANNING PERMISSION TO CONSTRUCT 13 NO. RESIDENTIAL DWELLINGS. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT COMPRISES OF 13 NO. TWO BEDOOMS DWELLING AND THE COMPLETITION OF SITE DEVELOPMENT WORKS INCLUDING RO

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 Listowel

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 Listowel

Questions people ask

How do I check planning applications near a house in Listowel?
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 Listowel?
101 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 2 of them for ten or more homes (25 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

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