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

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 Rathnew?

132 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 7 of them for ten or more homes (356 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 · Rathnew, Co. Wicklow

Planning applications in Rathnew: 132 in three years

132 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Rathnew in the last three years, 7 of them for ten homes or more (356 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 Rathnew

132 planning applications within 2 km of Rathnew in three years, 7 for ten homes or more.

One specific house in Rathnew: 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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132

planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023

of them for 10 homes or more

356

residential units in those large applications

What is being proposed in Rathnew

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

43 units, lodged 2026-08, new application (Wicklow County Council): proposed housing development of 44 no. residential units comprising of 40 no. 2 & 3 bed terraced houses (2 storey) and 4 no. 1 & 3 bed simplex/duplex units in 2 no. 3 storey blocks, extension to existing childcare facili
75 units, lodged 2026-06, application finalised (Wicklow County Council): revisions to permitted development as per WCC grant Ref 25/60554 at Broomhall, Rathnew, Co. Wicklow: • omission of Creche building and associated car parking, drop off spaces & Refuse & Bicycle stores• revised residentia
22 units, lodged 2026-02, application finalised (Wicklow County Council): new housing development consisting of 22 No. dwellings units at this site The Nursery, Bollarney North, Wicklow Town, Co Wicklow. The proposed development consists in four terraced blocks all together totalling 22 units,
38 units, lodged 2025-08, application finalised (Wicklow County Council): proposed housing development of 57 dwelling units consisting of 2 semi-detached three bedroom dwellings, 31 x three bedroom terraced dwellings, 4 x four bedroom terraced dwellings, 20 x two bedroom apartments, with conne
86 units, lodged 2025-07, application finalised (Wicklow County Council): construction of 87 No. residential units (20 No. 1-bed, 12 No. 2-bed, 50 No. 3-bed and 5 No. 4-bed) as houses and duplexes/maisonettes and a crèche (160 sq m). The proposed development will range in height from 2 No. to
12 units, lodged 2024-04, application finalised (Wicklow County Council): proposed 12 two storey dwellings consisting of eight terraced and four semi-detached units with connection to services and associated works including road, footpath, public lighting, open space, landscaping, and boundari

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 Rathnew

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

Nearby: Wicklow Town, Newtownmountkennedy, Delgany, Greystones, Arklow, Bray.

Other checks for Rathnew

Flood risk in Rathnew2 recorded floods
Radon in Rathnewlow radon area
Japanese knotweed in Co. Wicklow84 records
BER ratings in Rathnewtypical A3

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

Questions people ask

How do I check planning applications near a house in Rathnew?: 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 Rathnew?: 132 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 7 of them for ten or more homes (356 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.