Planning applications · Rathnew, Co. Wicklow
Planning applications in Rathnew: 135 in three years, 7 large schemes
135 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 (443 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.
135
planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023
7
of them for 10 homes or more
443
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
- 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
- 109 units, lodged 2024-06, application finalised (Wicklow County Council): the revision of and alterations to the planning permission previously granted under planning File Register Number 21/58 which will consist of the following: (A) Revisions to the site boundaries and previously granted sit
- 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.
Check one house in Rathnew
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 Rathnew
Questions people ask
- How do I check planning applications near a house in Rathnew?
- 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 Rathnew?
- 135 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 7 of them for ten or more homes (443 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.