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

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 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.

Planning applications · Athlone, Co. Roscommon

Planning in Athlone: 82 applications in 3 years

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.

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 Athlone

82 planning applications within 2 km of Athlone in three years, 8 for ten homes or more.

One specific house in Athlone: 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.

€19.99, free snapshot first. No account.

Or read the sample report first: a real house, 16 pages.

planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023

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, new application (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, decision made (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.

Also for Athlone

Flood risk in Athlone · Radon in Athlone · BER ratings in Athlone · Planning permission across Co. Roscommon

Nearby: Athlone, Moate, Ballinasloe, Longford, Birr, Tullamore.

Other checks for Athlone

Flood risk in Athlone1 recorded flood
Radon in AthloneHigh Radon Area
Japanese knotweed in Co. Roscommon142 records
BER ratings in Athlonetypical C1

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

Questions people ask

How do I check planning applications near a house in Athlone?: 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 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

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.