How do I search planning applications in Co. Kildare?

Two ways. The national planning applications map (nationalplanningapplications.ie) carries every council's register on one map: search the address, then look at the streets around it. The planning authority for the towns on this page is Kildare County Council; each also runs its own online planning search with the full file, drawings and decision. For a house you are buying, the 300 m around it matters more than the town count.

Which towns in Co. Kildare have the most planning activity?

By applications within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years: Naas (397), Newbridge (310), Leixlip (270), Celbridge (239), Maynooth (237). Counts include extensions, one-off houses and changes of use, not only housing schemes.

Does planning permission nearby change what a house is worth?

A granted permission for a large scheme behind the house can take light, a view or parking, and it means construction traffic for two years. It can also add a school or a shop. Read the description, the decision and the appeal status before you bid. The report lists every application within 300 m of the Eircode with that detail, and checks the house's own planning and building-control file.

Planning applications · Co. Kildare

Planning applications in Co. Kildare: 2,413 in three years

2,413 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centres of 14 towns in Co. Kildare in the last three years, 65 of them for ten homes or more (3,766 units). Below: the busiest towns, the largest schemes on file, and what to check around one house before you bid.

2,413

planning applications within 2 km of 14 town centres in the last three years

of them for 10 homes or more

3,766

residential units in those large applications

Where the planning office is busiest in Co. Kildare

Applications lodged within 2 km of each town centre since 2023, from the national planning register. A high count means an active town, not necessarily housing estates: extensions, one-off rural houses, shopfronts and retention applications all count.

Naas	397 applications, 2 large
Newbridge	310 applications, 3 large
Leixlip	270 applications, 4 large
Celbridge	239 applications, 7 large
Maynooth	237 applications, 6 large
Kildare Town	184 applications, 9 large
Clane	132 applications, 4 large
Sallins	132 applications, 2 large
Athy	117 applications, 9 large
Kill	110 applications, 3 large
Kilcock	97 applications, 6 large
Monasterevin	77 applications, 4 large
Kilcullen	60 applications, 4 large
Rathangan	51 applications, 2 large

Largest schemes on file in Co. Kildare

Applications for ten homes or more near the towns above, largest first, with the status recorded on the register when this page was built:

581 units, Maynooth, lodged 2025-10, application finalised (Kildare County Council): for a ten year planning permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) on lands at Railpark, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. The application site is bound by Parklands housing estate to the northwest and situated west
213 units, Naas, lodged 2026-04, new application (Kildare County Council): a proposed Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) on lands extending to c. 8.7 hectares located to the west of Naas Racecourse, south of Dublin Road, north of Tipper Road, and generally bounded by existing residential
194 units, Maynooth, lodged 2026-05, further information (Kildare County Council): a seven-year planning permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at this site at “Railpark East”. The application site is bounded by the Royal Canal to the north, the permitted Maynooth Eastern Ring Road
152 units, Kilcullen, lodged 2024-12, application finalised (Kildare County Council): A Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) consisting of 180 no. dwellings (152 no. houses, 20 no. duplexes and 8 no. apartments) a creche (261sq.m), 2 no. medical/healthcare units (265sq.m) and offices (921sq.m) along
137 units, Leixlip, lodged 2023-12, application finalised (Kildare County Council): a Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) at this site of c.8.6ha at “Leixlip Gate”, in the townlands of Kilmacredock Upper and Castletown, Leixlip, Co Kildare. The site is located to the east of the R449, north of the
136 units, Kildare Town, lodged 2026-03, application finalised (Kildare County Council): construction of a new residential scheme of 146 no. residential units (5 no. 1 beds, 10 no. 2 beds, 104 no. 3 beds and 27 no. 4 beds) in a mix of houses, apartments and duplex units ranging in height from 1-3 storeys as
132 units, Celbridge, lodged 2024-05, application finalised (Kildare County Council): For a Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising of the construction of 168 no. residential units, 1 no. creche, 1 no. ESB substation and all associated site development works including footpaths, cycle paths,
114 units, Clane, lodged 2023-10, application finalised (Kildare County Council): an 8 year planning permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) Application: The proposed development will consist of the construction of a two-storey childcare facility (358sqm) with an outdoor play space

A permission that is granted but not yet built is invisible at a viewing. The register shows it. So does the zoning map for the fields around the house, which says what they are allowed to become.

Check one house in Co. Kildare

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.

Other checks for Co. Kildare

Co. Kildare is in the pyrite belt. Houses built roughly 1997 to 2013 with hardcore from the affected quarries may have heave in floors; the Pyrite Resolution Board ran the remediation scheme. The report flags the build years and the scheme for the exact house.

Planning applications by town in Co. Kildare

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

Questions people ask

How do I search planning applications in Co. Kildare?: Two ways. The national planning applications map (nationalplanningapplications.ie) carries every council's register on one map: search the address, then look at the streets around it. The planning authority for the towns on this page is Kildare County Council; each also runs its own online planning search with the full file, drawings and decision. For a house you are buying, the 300 m around it matters more than the town count.
Which towns in Co. Kildare have the most planning activity?: By applications within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years: Naas (397), Newbridge (310), Leixlip (270), Celbridge (239), Maynooth (237). Counts include extensions, one-off houses and changes of use, not only housing schemes.
Does planning permission nearby change what a house is worth?: A granted permission for a large scheme behind the house can take light, a view or parking, and it means construction traffic for two years. It can also add a school or a shop. Read the description, the decision and the appeal status before you bid. The report lists every application within 300 m of the Eircode with that detail, and checks the house's own planning and building-control file.

Sources

National planning applications map

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