Planning applications · Drogheda, Co. Louth
Planning applications in Drogheda: 403 in three years, 22 large schemes
403 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Drogheda in the last three years, 22 of them for ten homes or more (1,148 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.
403
planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023
22
of them for 10 homes or more
1,148
residential units in those large applications
What is being proposed in Drogheda
The largest recent applications within 2 km of the centre, from the national planning register:
- 97 units, lodged 2026-07, decision made (Louth County Council): Permission will consist of the construction of 97 no. residential units on a site of Circa 3.76 Hectares. The 97 units consist of 22 no. 2-bed 2 storey terraced houses, 53no. 3-bed 2 storey semi-detached houses and 22 no
- 72 units, lodged 2026-05, application finalised (Louth County Council): Permission for a residential development on lands to the east of Ballymakenny Road and south of Listoke Avenue, in the townland of Greenbatter. The proposed development consists of 72 no. 3 and 4 bedroom, 2 storey, detac
- 68 units, lodged 2026-05, application finalised (Louth County Council): Permission for a residential development, on lands to the east of Ballymakenny Road and south of Listoke Avenue, in the townland of Greenbatter. The proposed development consists of 68 no. 3 and 4 bedroom, 2 storey terra
- 99 units, lodged 2025-12, application finalised (Louth County Council): Permission for development at a site of (c. 3.63ha). The proposed development comprises 99no. 2-storey dwellings (51no. 3-bed and 48no. 4-bed houses), and all associated and ancillary site development and infrastructural
- 12 units, lodged 2025-10, application finalised (Louth County Council): Permission for modifications to a permitted residential development (Ref. 22/892) and seeks to replace 28 no. permitted dwellings, comprised of 14 no. 2 bed apartments & 14 no. 3 bed duplex units in 2 no. three storey bl
- 12 units, lodged 2025-09, incompleted application (Louth County Council): Permission for development, on a site located at “Listoke Willows”, Listoke, Ballymakenny Road, Drogheda, County Louth. The proposed development consists of modifications to a permitted residential development (Ref. 22/8
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 Drogheda
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 Drogheda
Questions people ask
- How do I check planning applications near a house in Drogheda?
- 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 Drogheda?
- 403 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 22 of them for ten or more homes (1,148 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.