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?

199 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 6 of them for ten or more homes (337 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. Westmeath

Planning in Athlone: 199 applications in 3 years

199 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Athlone in the last three years, 6 of them for ten homes or more (337 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

199 planning applications within 2 km of Athlone in three years, 6 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.

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199

planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023

of them for 10 homes or more

337

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 2026-05, application finalised (Westmeath County Council): development at this site: Our Lady’s Bower Convent, a Protected Structure RPS No. 224 & 223, in the townlands of Aghacocara and Loughanaskin. Lower Road, Athlone. The development consists of an amendment to the previousl
58 units, lodged 2026-03, application finalised (Westmeath County Council): proposed development which consists of 75 no. dwellings, comprised of 58 no. 2 storey, 3 & 4 bedroom, semi-detached and terraced houses, and, 17 no. apartments & duplex units comprised of: (a) 5 no. 1 bed apartments, 1 n
11 units, lodged 2025-08, application finalised (Westmeath County Council): construction of new housing development consisting of 1 Terrace , 3 No Bed , two storeys (3 houses) & 4 Blocks of Semi Detached two storeys 3No Beds (8 houses) , together with all boundary treatments, road services and a
63 units, lodged 2025-07, application finalised (Westmeath County Council): for a residential development, on lands located in the townlands of Lissywollen, Kilnafaddoge & Retreat, Athlone, County Westmeath. The proposed development consists of 94 no. dwellings, comprised of 63 no. 2 storey, 2 &
32 units, lodged 2025-01, application finalised (Westmeath County Council): development which will consist of the construction of 44 no. residential units comprising 6 no. 2-bedroom apartments, 6 no. 3-bedroom duplex maisonettes, 15 no. 3-bedroom houses and 17 no. 4-bedroom houses, together with
163 units, lodged 2023-11, application finalised (Westmeath County Council): Large Scale Residential Development on a site of total c. 7.31 ha comprising of a residential development and public open space comprising the following: Construction of 177 no. residential units on a gross site area of

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

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

Other checks for Athlone

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Radon in Athlonemoderate radon area
Japanese knotweed in Co. Westmeath81 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?: 199 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 6 of them for ten or more homes (337 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.