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

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 Leixlip?

271 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 4 of them for ten or more homes (181 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 · Leixlip, Co. Kildare

Planning applications in Leixlip: 271 in three years

271 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Leixlip in the last three years, 4 of them for ten homes or more (181 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 Leixlip

271 planning applications within 2 km of Leixlip in three years, 4 for ten homes or more.

One specific house in Leixlip: 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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271

planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023

of them for 10 homes or more

181

residential units in those large applications

What is being proposed in Leixlip

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

11 units, lodged 2025-12, decision made (Kildare County Council): proposed 11 three storey dwelling houses residential development consisting of 10 x 4 bed semi-detached houses and 1 x 4 bed detached house along with alteration of existing front vehicular access off Green Lane leading
10 units, lodged 2025-09, application finalised (Kildare County Council): For amendment to previously permitted development Reg. Ref 20/108 (ABP-309929-21), to remove the basement level, create a new podium level and incorporate a new lower ground floor and penthouse level to provide 10 no. ad
23 units, lodged 2024-09, incompleted application (Kildare County Council): Cairn Homes Properties Limited, intend to apply for Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at this site of c.0.7ha at “Leixlip Gate”, in the townlands of Kilmacredock Upper and Castletown, Leixlip, Co
137 units, 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

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 Leixlip

Flood risk in Leixlip · Radon in Leixlip · BER ratings in Leixlip · Planning permission across Co. Kildare

Nearby: Celbridge, Adamstown, Lucan, Hansfield, Maynooth, Dunboyne.

Other checks for Leixlip

Flood risk in Leixlip19 recorded floods
Radon in Leixliplow radon area
Japanese knotweed in Co. Kildare86 records
BER ratings in Leixliptypical B2

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

Questions people ask

How do I check planning applications near a house in Leixlip?: 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 Leixlip?: 271 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 4 of them for ten or more homes (181 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.