Planning applications · Athlone, Co. Roscommon
Planning applications in Athlone: 82 in three years, 8 large schemes
82 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Athlone in the last three years, 8 of them for ten homes or more (351 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.
82
planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023
8
of them for 10 homes or more
351
residential units in those large applications
What is being proposed in Athlone
The largest recent applications within 2 km of the centre, from the national planning register:
- 10 units, lodged 2026-03, further information (Roscommon County Council): Permission for the construction of a residential development consisting of 10no. dwelling units as follows (a) 2 no. single storey 2 bed detached dwellings (b) 4no. two storey 3 bed semi-detached dwellings (c) 1no. terra
- 17 units, lodged 2026-02, new application (Roscommon County Council): Permission to revise site development layout from that previously granted Planning Permission under Ref No 25/60145 as follows: Remove 17 No. dwelling units composed of 2 No. Apartment blocks containing 8 No. Unit within
- 33 units, lodged 2025-07, application finalised (Roscommon County Council): Permission is being sought to make the following changes to the site layout of a housing estate originally granted under planning permission PD/19/348 and subsequently amended under planning permission PD/21/455 and ther
- 41 units, lodged 2025-03, application finalised (Roscommon County Council): Permission for 1. The construction of 32 no. two and three- storey houses to include 18 no. 3 bedroom semi-detached and terraced houses and 14 no. 4+ bedroom semi-detached houses. 2. Provision of new estate roads, parkin
- 96 units, lodged 2024-12, withdrawn (Roscommon County Council): Permission to demolish existing outbuilding, formerly serving a dwelling house, which had previously been demolished and to construct 99 No. dwelling units and a Creche facility. The development will consist of 6 No. 2 s
- 24 units, lodged 2024-11, application finalised (Roscommon County Council): Planning permission to construct changes to the internal layouts of House Types C and C1, currently 4 bedroom units, proposing a change to 3 bedroom units – House numbers 67 & 68 and 41 to 62 inclusive at Páirc Cluain Gh
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 Athlone
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 Athlone
Questions people ask
- How do I check planning applications near a house in Athlone?
- 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 Athlone?
- 82 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 8 of them for ten or more homes (351 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.