Planning applications · Gorey, Co. Wexford

Planning applications in Gorey: 185 in three years, 11 large schemes

185 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Gorey in the last three years, 11 of them for ten homes or more (606 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.

185

planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023

11

of them for 10 homes or more

606

residential units in those large applications

What is being proposed in Gorey

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

  • 96 units, lodged 2026-06, n/a (Wexford County Council): Permission for the construction of a residential development of 96 no.
  • 60 units, lodged 2026-06, n/a (Wexford County Council): Permission for the proposed erection of 60no. residential units within 2-storey
  • 42 units, lodged 2026-06, n/a (Wexford County Council): Permission to erect 18 No. two storey dwellings and 4 No. two storey terraced
  • 55 units, lodged 2026-05, n/a (Wexford County Council): Permission to erect a 55 Unit Residential Scheme which will consist of the
  • 49 units, lodged 2026-04, n/a (Wexford County Council): Permission to construct a residential housing scheme which will consist of the
  • 33 units, lodged 2025-08, n/a (Wexford County Council): Permission for amendments to previously approved

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 Gorey

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 Gorey

Questions people ask

How do I check planning applications near a house in Gorey?
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 Gorey?
185 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 11 of them for ten or more homes (606 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.