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

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 Drogheda?

405 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 25 of them for ten or more homes (1,298 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 · Drogheda, Co. Louth

Planning applications in Drogheda, Co. Louth: 405 in 3 years

405 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Drogheda in the last three years, 25 of them for ten homes or more (1,298 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.

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405 planning applications within 2 km of Drogheda in three years, 25 for ten homes or more.

One specific house in Drogheda: 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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405

planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023

of them for 10 homes or more

1,298

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
33 units, lodged 2026-05, further information (Louth County Council): Permission for amendments to part of a residential development previously approved under planning Ref: 22713. The amendments include for a change in unit type and position of units 1-33, the provision of in-curtilage car
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
22 units, lodged 2025-12, application finalised (Louth County Council): Permission for development on a site (c. 1.70ha). The proposed development comprises: 24no. dwellings, including 2no. 2-bed duplex, 22no. houses (10no. 2-bed, 5no. 3-bed and 7no. 4-bed); 1no. childcare facility (c. 785.6

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 Drogheda

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

Nearby: Drogheda, Bettystown, Balbriggan, Ardee, Skerries, Navan.

Other checks for Drogheda

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Radon in Droghedamoderate radon area
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BER ratings in Droghedatypical 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 Drogheda?: 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 Drogheda?: 405 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 25 of them for ten or more homes (1,298 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.