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

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 Longford?

107 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 5 of them for ten or more homes (194 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.

Planning applications · Longford, Co. Longford

Planning applications in Longford: 107 in three years

107 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Longford in the last three years, 5 of them for ten homes or more (194 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 Longford

107 planning applications within 2 km of Longford in three years, 5 for ten homes or more.

One specific house in Longford: 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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107

planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023

of them for 10 homes or more

194

residential units in those large applications

What is being proposed in Longford

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

20 units, lodged 2026-07, further information (Longford County Council): a) demolition of existing industrial building boundary fences, b) proposed construction of 20 no. dwellings consisting of 16 no. 3 bed semi-detached / terrace type two storey dwellings and 4 no. 2 bed semi detached / ter
54 units, lodged 2026-01, publication required (Longford County Council): the demolition of on-site derelict structures, together with the construction of a residential development of 54 no. dwelling houses, comprising 10 no. one-bedroom, single-storey semi-detached houses, 2 no. two-bedroom s
10 units, lodged 2025-04, application finalised (Longford County Council): (a) demolition of existing disused industrial building, and (b) construction of a 3 storey residential development consisting of 5 no. two bedroom apartments and 5 no. one bedroom apartments, external private and public
80 units, lodged 2025-01, deemed withdrawn (Longford County Council): the construction of 80 no. two storey residential units comprising 18 no. 3 bed semi-detached units (115 sq. m. floor area each) and 62 no. 3 bed terrace units (24 no. @ 115 sq. m. and 38 no. @ 124 sq. m. floor area) and
30 units, lodged 2024-07, application finalised (Longford County Council): proposed demolition of existing dwelling house together with the proposed construction of a residential development of 30 no. dwelling houses consisting of 28 no. three bedroom two storey terraced type dwelling houses of

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 Longford

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

Nearby: Carrick-On-Shannon, Athlone, Athlone, Moate, Mullingar, Cavan.

Other checks for Longford

Flood risk in Longford11 recorded floods
Radon in Longfordmoderate radon area
Japanese knotweed in Co. Longford38 records
BER ratings in Longfordtypical C1

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

Questions people ask

How do I check planning applications near a house in Longford?: 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 Longford?: 107 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 5 of them for ten or more homes (194 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

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.