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

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 Dundalk?

433 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 4 of them for ten or more homes (166 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 · Dundalk, Co. Louth

Planning applications in Dundalk: 433 in three years

433 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Dundalk in the last three years, 4 of them for ten homes or more (166 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 Dundalk

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

One specific house in Dundalk: 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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433

planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023

of them for 10 homes or more

166

residential units in those large applications

What is being proposed in Dundalk

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

42 units, lodged 2026-04, new application (Louth County Council): Permission for development to comprise a total 65no. residential units as follows: (a) The demolition of Dealgan House and associated site clearance works. (b) The provision of a total of 43no. residential dwellings whic
60 units, lodged 2024-12, application finalised (Louth County Council): Permission for development at a site located on the eastern side of Mount Avenue and is bounded to the north by a permitted residential development comprising 93 no. dwellings granted under P.A. Ref. No. 21/1173 that is
19 units, lodged 2024-05, application finalised (Louth County Council): Permission for revisions to phases 2 and 3 of the permitted development at "Hearthfield" only and affects 19 no. dwellings. It also includes the re-positioning and configuration of public open space and revisions to drai
45 units, lodged 2023-11, application finalised (Louth County Council): Permission for proposed development to complete the partially constructed and occupied residential development known as ‘Racecourse Meadows’, Racecourse Road, Dundalk, Co. Louth, originally permitted under P.A. Ref. No.

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 Dundalk

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

Nearby: Blackrock, Ardee, Carrickmacross, Castleblayney, Drogheda, Drogheda.

Other checks for Dundalk

Flood risk in Dundalk26 recorded floods
Radon in Dundalkmoderate radon area
Japanese knotweed in Co. Louth144 records
BER ratings in Dundalktypical B3

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

Questions people ask

How do I check planning applications near a house in Dundalk?: 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 Dundalk?: 433 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 4 of them for ten or more homes (166 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.