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Planning permission in Co. Kildare: 2,394 applications

2,394 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centres of 14 towns in Co. Kildare in the last three years, 65 of them for ten homes or more (3,738 units). Below: how to search the Co. Kildare register, the busiest towns, the largest schemes on file, and what to check around one house before you bid.

Figures compiled from the public records listed at the foot of this page. Data snapshot: . Updated when the records change.

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2,394 planning applications around 14 towns in Co. Kildare in three years, 65 for ten homes or more.

One specific house in Co. Kildare: 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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2,394

planning applications within 2 km of 14 town centres in the last three years

65

of them for 10 homes or more

3,738

residential units in those large applications

How to search planning applications in Co. Kildare

Short answer: open the National Planning Application Map on MyPlan.ie, type the address or Eircode, and every application lodged with any council appears as a dot you can click. For the full file (drawings, reports, conditions, appeal) go to the council’s own register, Kildare County Council. Both are free.

  1. National map first. Search the address on the National Planning Application Map (MyPlan.ie), then zoom out to the 300 m around it. Each dot is an application with its reference number, description and decision.
  2. Then the council register. Search by the reference number, the address or a map area on the Kildare County Council register.
  3. Kildare County Council: search planning applications. The council uses the shared ePlanning system, so the search works the same way as in 22 other councils: search by reference, by address, by date range or by drawing a box on the map.
  4. Zoning last. The MyPlan.ie zoning map shows what the land around the house is allowed to become under the current development plan, which the register cannot tell you until someone applies.

For a house you are about to bid on, the paid report does all three for the Eircode: every application within 300 m with its decision, the house’s own planning and building-control files, and the zoning of the fields around it.

Where the planning office is busiest in Co. Kildare

Applications lodged within 2 km of each town centre since 2023, from the national planning register. A high count means an active town, not necessarily housing estates: extensions, one-off rural houses, shopfronts and retention applications all count.

Naas386 applications, 2 large
Newbridge310 applications, 3 large
Leixlip271 applications, 4 large
Maynooth237 applications, 6 large
Celbridge236 applications, 8 large
Kildare Town182 applications, 9 large
Clane135 applications, 4 large
Sallins129 applications, 2 large
Athy117 applications, 9 large
Kill107 applications, 3 large
Kilcock97 applications, 6 large
Monasterevin77 applications, 4 large
Kilcullen60 applications, 4 large
Rathangan50 applications, 1 large

Largest schemes on file in Co. Kildare

Applications for ten homes or more near the towns above, largest first, with the status recorded on the register when this page was built:

  • 581 units, Maynooth, lodged 2025-10, application finalised (Kildare County Council): for a ten year planning permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) on lands at Railpark, Maynooth, Co. Kildare. The application site is bound by Parklands housing estate to the northwest and situated west
  • 213 units, Naas, lodged 2026-04, decision made (Kildare County Council): a proposed Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) on lands extending to c. 8.7 hectares located to the west of Naas Racecourse, south of Dublin Road, north of Tipper Road, and generally bounded by existing residential
  • 194 units, Maynooth, lodged 2026-05, new application (Kildare County Council): a seven-year planning permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) at this site at “Railpark East”. The application site is bounded by the Royal Canal to the north, the permitted Maynooth Eastern Ring Road
  • 152 units, Kilcullen, lodged 2024-12, application finalised (Kildare County Council): A Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) consisting of 180 no. dwellings (152 no. houses, 20 no. duplexes and 8 no. apartments) a creche (261sq.m), 2 no. medical/healthcare units (265sq.m) and offices (921sq.m) along
  • 137 units, Leixlip, lodged 2023-12, application finalised (Kildare County Council): a Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) at this site of c.8.6ha at “Leixlip Gate”, in the townlands of Kilmacredock Upper and Castletown, Leixlip, Co Kildare. The site is located to the east of the R449, north of the
  • 136 units, Kildare Town, lodged 2026-03, application finalised (Kildare County Council): construction of a new residential scheme of 146 no. residential units (5 no. 1 beds, 10 no. 2 beds, 104 no. 3 beds and 27 no. 4 beds) in a mix of houses, apartments and duplex units ranging in height from 1-3 storeys as
  • 132 units, Celbridge, lodged 2024-05, application finalised (Kildare County Council): For a Large Scale Residential Development (LRD) comprising of the construction of 168 no. residential units, 1 no. creche, 1 no. ESB substation and all associated site development works including footpaths, cycle paths,
  • 114 units, Clane, lodged 2023-10, application finalised (Kildare County Council): an 8 year planning permission for a Large-Scale Residential Development (LRD) Application: The proposed development will consist of the construction of a two-storey childcare facility (358sqm) with an outdoor play space

A permission that is granted but not yet built is invisible at a viewing. The register shows it. So does the zoning map for the fields around the house, which says what they are allowed to become.

Other checks for Co. Kildare

Co. Kildare is in the pyrite belt. Houses built roughly 1997 to 2013 with hardcore from the affected quarries may have heave in floors; the Pyrite Resolution Board ran the remediation scheme. The report flags the build years and the scheme for the exact house.

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Planning applications by town in Co. Kildare

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Questions people ask

How do I search planning applications in Co. Kildare?
Two ways. The National Planning Application Map on MyPlan.ie carries every council's register on one map: search the address, then look at the streets around it. The planning authority for Co. Kildare is Kildare County Council; each runs its own online planning search with the full file, drawings and decision, on the shared ePlanning.ie system. For a house you are buying, the 300 m around it matters more than the town count.
Which towns in Co. Kildare have the most planning activity?
By applications within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years: Naas (386), Newbridge (310), Leixlip (271), Maynooth (237), Celbridge (236). Counts include extensions, one-off houses and changes of use, not only housing schemes.
Do I need planning permission for an extension in Co. Kildare?
The rules are national, not local. Since 27 July 2026 an extension to the rear of a house is exempt up to 45 square metres (40 before that date), counting every earlier extension, with limits on height, distance from boundaries and the garden left over (at least 25 square metres). Anything to the front, or beyond those limits, needs permission from the council. A Section 5 declaration from the council confirms in writing whether a specific job is exempt. Details in the guide on the 2026 planning exemptions.
Does planning permission nearby change what a house is worth?
A granted permission for a large scheme behind the house can take light, a view or parking, and it means construction traffic for two years. It can also add a school or a shop. Read the description, the decision and the appeal status before you bid. The report lists every application within 300 m of the Eircode with that detail, and checks the house's own planning and building-control file.

Sources

Area figures, compiled from public records. They describe the town or county, not any one house. The paid report checks the exact Eircode.