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

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 Blessington?

97 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 8 of them for ten or more homes (748 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 · Blessington, Co. Wicklow

Planning applications in Blessington: 97 in three years

97 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Blessington in the last three years, 8 of them for ten homes or more (748 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 Blessington

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

One specific house in Blessington: 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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planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023

of them for 10 homes or more

748

residential units in those large applications

What is being proposed in Blessington

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

36 units, lodged 2026-08, new application (Wicklow County Council): demolition of existing boundary wall • construction of 3 no. duplex blocks, each comprising of the 6 No. 2 bedroom units and 6 No. 3 bedroom units, totalling 36 No. residential units on site • construction of communal re
36 units, lodged 2026-07, incompleted application (Wicklow County Council): • demolition of existing boundary wall • construction of 3 no. duplex blocks, each comprising of the 6 No. 2 bedroom units and 6 No. 3 bedroom units, totalling 36 No. residential units on site • construction of communal
34 units, lodged 2026-07, new application (Wicklow County Council): • 34 no. houses in a mix of terraced and semi-detached typologies, as follows, 26 no. 3-bed units; 8 no. 2-bed units; • 62 no. car parking spaces to serve the units and 6 no. visitor bicycle spaces; • C. 0.16 ha of publi
13 units, lodged 2026-04, further information (Wicklow County Council): housing development consisting of 13 dwelling units consisting of 6 number three storey 4 beds and 7 number two storey 3 beds with connection to services and all associated site works including roads, footpaths, boundari
13 units, lodged 2026-04, incompleted application (Wicklow County Council): housing development consisting of 13 dwelling units consisting of 6 number three storey 4 beds and 7 number two storey 3 beds with connection to services and all associated site works including roads, footpaths, boundari
278 units, lodged 2025-07, application finalised (Wicklow County Council): large-scale residential development at this site c. 9.98 ha. The application provides for amendments to the decision of An Coimisiún Pleanála (Ref .319657-24 and Wicklow County Council Ref. 23/689) which permitted a Town

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 Blessington

Flood risk in Blessington · Radon in Blessington · BER ratings in Blessington · Planning permission across Co. Wicklow

Nearby: Kill, Naas, Sallins, Rathcoole, Saggart, Newcastle.

Other checks for Blessington

Flood risk in Blessington1 recorded flood
Radon in Blessingtonmoderate radon area
Japanese knotweed in Co. Wicklow84 records
BER ratings in Blessingtontypical B3

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

Questions people ask

How do I check planning applications near a house in Blessington?: 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 Blessington?: 97 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 8 of them for ten or more homes (748 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.