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Planning permission in Co. Louth: 1,141 applications

1,141 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centres of 4 towns in Co. Louth in the last three years, 41 of them for ten homes or more (2,893 units). Below: how to search the Co. Louth 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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1,141 planning applications around 4 towns in Co. Louth in three years, 41 for ten homes or more.

One specific house in Co. Louth: 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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1,141

planning applications within 2 km of 4 town centres in the last three years

41

of them for 10 homes or more

2,893

residential units in those large applications

How to search planning applications in Co. Louth

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, Louth 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 Louth County Council register.
  3. Louth 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. Louth

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.

Dundalk433 applications, 4 large
Drogheda405 applications, 25 large
Blackrock185 applications, 6 large
Ardee118 applications, 6 large

Largest schemes on file in Co. Louth

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

  • 502 units, Blackrock, lodged 2023-11, application finalised (Louth County Council): Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) Application (10 Year) inc. EIAR & NIS - (see www.haggardstownlrd.ie) for: (1) 502 no. residential units ranging in height from 1-3 storeys comprising 26 no. 4-bedroom semi-detach
  • 462 units, Blackrock, lodged 2025-05, application finalised (Louth County Council): 7-year permission for a Large-scale Residential Development (LRD) on lands (c.18.54 ha) The development will consist of:- 502 no. residential units, with a total residential gross floor area of c.51,440.5 sqm comprising:
  • 99 units, Drogheda, lodged 2025-12, application finalised (Louth County Council): Permission for development at a site of (c. 3.63ha). The proposed development comprises 99no. 2-storey dwellings (51no. 3-bed and 48no. 4-bed houses), and all associated and ancillary site development and infrastructural
  • 97 units, Drogheda, lodged 2026-07, decision made (Louth County Council): Permission will consist of the construction of 97 no. residential units on a site of Circa 3.76 Hectares. The 97 units consist of 22 no. 2-bed 2 storey terraced houses, 53no. 3-bed 2 storey semi-detached houses and 22 no
  • 91 units, Blackrock, lodged 2024-10, appealed (Louth County Council): Permission for the construction of 91 houses comprising of 4 no. end of terrace 2 storey 3 bedroom dwellings (Type A), 53 no. terraced 2 storey 3 bedroom dwellings (Type B), 12 no. semi-detached 2 storey 3 bedroom dwelli
  • 85 units, Blackrock, lodged 2024-12, appealed (Louth County Council): Permission for development on lands at Raynoldstown Village, Haynestown. The development will consist of the construction of 85 no. dwellings comprising of 1 no. 3 bedroom, 2 storey detached dwelling (Type C2), 47 no. 3
  • 80 units, Blackrock, lodged 2024-11, application finalised (Louth County Council): Permission for development on lands at Raynoldstown Village, Haynestown, Dundalk. The development will consist of the construction of 80 no. dwellings comprising of 1 no. end of terrace, 3 bedroom, 2 storey dwelling (Typ
  • 72 units, Drogheda, lodged 2026-05, application finalised (Louth County Council): Permission for a residential development on lands to the east of Ballymakenny Road and south of Listoke Avenue, in the townland of Greenbatter. The proposed development consists of 72 no. 3 and 4 bedroom, 2 storey, detac

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.

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Questions people ask

How do I search planning applications in Co. Louth?
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. Louth is Louth 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. Louth have the most planning activity?
By applications within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years: Dundalk (433), Drogheda (405), Blackrock (185), Ardee (118). Counts include extensions, one-off houses and changes of use, not only housing schemes.
Do I need planning permission for an extension in Co. Louth?
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.