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

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 Ashbourne?

187 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 7 of them for ten or more homes (438 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 · Ashbourne, Co. Meath

Planning applications in Ashbourne: 187 in three years, 7 large schemes

187 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Ashbourne in the last three years, 7 of them for ten homes or more (438 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.

187

planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023

of them for 10 homes or more

438

residential units in those large applications

What is being proposed in Ashbourne

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

11 units, lodged 2026-04, further information (Meath County Council): The development will consist of the demolition of 1 no. cottage and adjacent shed, the decommissioning of an existing septic tank and associated percolation area on the west part of the site and the construction of 11 no
71 units, lodged 2025-12, application finalised (Meath County Council): The proposed development consists of 71 no. 2 storey houses, comprised of 3 no. 2 bed, 63 no. 3 bed and 5 no.4 bed, detached, semi-detached and terraced houses. Access to the proposed development will via the adjoining p
233 units, lodged 2025-09, application finalised (Meath County Council): Permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development - ARNUB LIMITED Intends to apply for Permission for a Large-scale Residential Development at this site of c. 5.8Ha, located in the townland of Baltrasna, Ashbourne, Co
12 units, lodged 2025-02, application finalised (Meath County Council): the development will consist of the demolition of 1 no. cottage and adjacent shed, the demolition of an additional existing steel shed on the northwest part of the site, the decommissioning of an existing septic tank and
18 units, lodged 2024-10, application finalised (Meath County Council): for a Large-Scale Residential Development - the proposed development comprises 18no. 2-storey houses (6no. 3-bedroom end-terrace, 6no. 3- bedroom mid-terrace, 4no. 3-bedroom semi-detached, 2no. 3-bedroom detached) in lie
63 units, lodged 2024-08, application finalised (Meath County Council): the development will consist of the demolition of the existing residential dwelling and garden room on site (c. 524.94 sq.m) and the construction of 51 no. residential units as follows: I. 23 no. houses consisting of: 19

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 Ashbourne

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.

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Questions people ask

How do I check planning applications near a house in Ashbourne?: 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 Ashbourne?: 187 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 7 of them for ten or more homes (438 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 applications map

Area figures, compiled from public records. They describe the town or county, not any one house. The paid report checks the exact Eircode.