Planning applications · Athy, Co. Kildare
Planning applications in Athy: 117 in three years, 9 large schemes
117 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Athy in the last three years, 9 of them for ten homes or more (455 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.
117
planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023
9
of them for 10 homes or more
455
residential units in those large applications
What is being proposed in Athy
The largest recent applications within 2 km of the centre, from the national planning register:
- 12 units, lodged 2026-05, further information (Kildare County Council): (a) The provision of 12no. three-bedroom two-storey semi-detached dwellings utilising new internal roadways and footpaths by extension of the existing residential road network within the existing Shanrath Housing Estate,
- 74 units, lodged 2025-02, application finalised (Kildare County Council): for (a) The provision of a total of 96no. two-storey semi-detached dwellings which will consist of the following unit mix: 8no. 4-bed dwellings, 74no. 3-bed dwellings, and 14no. 2-bed dwellings, (b) Provision for a singl
- 14 units, lodged 2024-08, application finalised (Kildare County Council): for 1.) the construction of 32no. dwelling units comprising of 6 no. 1 bed units, 14 no. 2 bed units & 12 no. 3 bed units all of 2 storey construction. 2.) the provision of a new vehicular and pedestrian access to the si
- 48 units, lodged 2024-07, application finalised (Kildare County Council): for a residential development. The development consists of the following: (a) The provision of a total of 48no. residential units which will consist of the following unit mix: 8no. 4-bed two-storey semi-detached dwelling
- 48 units, lodged 2024-07, incompleted application (Kildare County Council): of the following: (a) The provision of a total of 48no. residential units which will consist of the following unit mix: 8no. 4-bed two-storey semi-detached dwellings, 34no. 3-bed two-storey semi-detached dwellings, and 6
- 32 units, lodged 2024-06, incompleted application (Kildare County Council): for 1.) the construction of 32no. dwelling units comprising of 6 no. 1 bed units, 14 no. 2 bed units & 12 no. 3 bed units all of 2 storey construction. 2.) the provision of a new vehicular and pedestrian access to the si
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 Athy
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 Athy
Questions people ask
- How do I check planning applications near a house in Athy?
- 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 Athy?
- 117 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 9 of them for ten or more homes (455 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.