Is there a way to check planning permission or zoning in my area?

Kurooi

Hi All,


I'm buying in Dublin and specifically like the greener areas, but fear I might invest my life to live near a green or woodland just for the space to be filled with houses....


Is there a way to look up what the zoning permissions are, and any planned developments or planning permissions, or establish if a park of area is protected somehow?

PhoenixParker

It's all on the councils website, whichever council you're with.
Therell be a master plan for the whole council area, there may be a local area development plan and then you can look at the planning portal to see what applications there are old & new local to you.

DCC development plan: https://www.dublincity.ie/dublin-city-development-plan-2016-2022

Local area plans for DCC:
https://www.dublincity.ie/residential/planning/strategic-planning/local-area-plans

Planning for DCC:
https://www.dublincity.ie/residential/planning/planning-applications/find-planning-application

fret_wimp2

Keep an eye on the an board Planeala too, particularly the SHD's.
They often come out of the blue, often don't consider the local authority multi year plan for an area and have a significant level of authority allowing them to ignore any complaints or concerns and they completely jump over the standard planning process, instead leaving judgement to a small panel.

They are much more difficult to challenge too, high court challenge which even if successful may only result in minor changes to the ABP development.
That said, more and more are being challenged by residents groups with varying levels of success.

Sleepy

Generally, if you're near Dublin, count on any bit of land being built on in 20 years time. There may be some exceptions like buying beside a public park (e.g. St Annes, Marley etc.) but even that's no guarantee as we saw attempts to develop St Annes in recent years: https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/fresh-permission-for-657-apartments-near-st-anne-s-park-is-challenged-in-court-1.4375690

Other options would be to try an pick an area where the open space can't easily be developed due to it being on a flood plain or next to the coast etc.

dubrov

Sleepy wrote:

Generally, if you're near Dublin, count on any bit of land being built on in 20 years time. There may be some exceptions like buying beside a public park (e.g. St Annes, Marley etc.) but even that's no guarantee as we saw attempts to develop St Annes in recent years:

That was on private land adjacent to St. Anne's, not the park itself.

Gandalph

https://myplan.ie/zoning-map-viewer/

Check the zoning on this on where you plan to buy, that will indicate land uses and densities. Then check the zoning on the neighbouring land, if you are far from any development zonings then you should be good for a few years but no one can promise anything.

Very slim chance of woodland ever getting built over...parks sure, but not forestry etc.