Kildare County Council planning applications: how to search, apply and track

Kildare County Council runs its own online planning enquiry system for searching applications, while applications themselves are lodged through the national planning portal. This guide shows where each thing lives, what the weekly lists contain, how pre planning advice works in Kildare, and what the County Development Plan says about house extensions.

How to search Kildare County Council planning applications online

Use the council's Online Planning Enquiry System, not the national portal, to search and view Kildare applications.

The Online Planning Enquiry System lets you search by file number, run a general search by the date an application was received, or find applications on the map. Each file shows its documents, though the council notes that the full contents of some applications are not available online.

• Older files are on a separate historical planning register.
• Revised submission deadlines from the COVID period are not shown in the online system.
• The council advises getting confirmation from staff at the Planning Public Counter before relying on what the system shows.

Kildare planning weekly lists and decisions

Kildare publishes separate weekly lists for applications received, granted, refused, invalid, further information and Section 5 declarations.

The Planning Weekly Lists are filed by year and month, with each category on its own page. The enquiry system also has a Weekly List tab.

Making a planning application to Kildare County Council

Online through planning.localgov.ie, or on paper with 6 copies (10 for a protected structure), within 14 days of the newspaper notice.

• The council's guide to making a planning application confirms both routes.
• The approved newspapers list for County Kildare was updated in December 2025.
• The Public Counter is at Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, W91 X77F, open 9.30am to 4pm.
• A submission on an application is €20, and extending how long a permission lasts is €62.
• The council's planning guidance leaflets include A Guide to Doing Work around the House.

Pre planning advice from Kildare County Council

Send the pre planning request form to preplanning@kildarecoco.ie. Advice is usually given by email, phone or Teams rather than in person.

The pre planning page has a request form for anything other than a single new house. There is also an in person clinic for one off rural houses on the last Thursday of each month, except August and December, with limited places. The council's development plan says pre planning advice cannot be relied on in the formal planning process.

Kildare County Development Plan: extensions in Naas, Newbridge, Maynooth and Celbridge

The Kildare County Development Plan 2023 to 2029 took effect on 28 January 2023. Chapter 15 sets the standards for house extensions.

The development plan has been varied several times, including a Newbridge Settlement Plan, a plan for the Northwest Quadrant of Naas and a Sallins Settlement Plan. Chapter 15, as adopted, says:

• An extension should be sensitive to the appearance and character of the house and the local area, and private open space should generally be not less than 25 square metres.
• A garage, store, home work pod or garden room that needs permission should be single storey, with a maximum floor area of 40 square metres and a ridge height of 5 metres.
• A family flat needs the applicant to show a genuine need for it.
• Traditionally a minimum of 22 metres is required between directly opposing first floor windows.

Variation 3 amended Chapter 15, so check the current consolidated text. Town plans: the local area plans include Naas 2021 to 2027, Maynooth and Environs 2025 to 2031, Leixlip (extended to 30 March 2029), Kildare Town 2023 to 2029 and Athy 2021 to 2027. Newbridge's plan is a variation of the county plan, and the council still has regard to the Celbridge 2017 to 2023 plan until it is replaced.

Protected structures and conservation areas in Kildare

The Record of Protected Structures is Appendix 6 of the development plan. Being on it changes what you can do without permission.

Check the Record of Protected Structures. Map data for protected structures and architectural conservation areas is on the council's open data portal. For a house on the record, the council's conservation section (conservation@kildarecoco.ie, 045 980748) can issue a Section 57 declaration on what works would need permission.

Contacting Kildare County Council planning

• Email: plandept@kildarecoco.ie, and preplanning@kildarecoco.ie for pre planning
• Phone: 045 980200 (main line), 045 980845 (Planning Administration), 045 980842 (Building Control)
• Public Counter: Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, W91 X77F, 9.30am to 4pm
• The council warns that emails from addresses like plandept.kildarecoco.ie@mail.com are not from the council.

Kildare County Council warns that using planning applicants' personal details, including for marketing, may be unlawful under data protection law. We never collect or use them.

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For the rules that apply everywhere, see when an extension needs planning permission, the planning process step by step and what an extension costs.

Kildare planning questions

How long does Kildare take to decide a planning application?

The law gives every council, Kildare County Council included, 8 weeks from receiving a valid application to decide, unless it asks for further information. Add 4 weeks after the decision for the appeal period before permission is granted.

How do I see a neighbour's planning application in Kildare?

Search the council's Online Planning Enquiry System by file number or date, or find it on the map, and open the documents on the file. You have 5 weeks from the day the council receives an application to make a submission, for €20, through planning.localgov.ie.

Can I get pre planning advice from Kildare County Council?

Yes. Send the pre planning request form to preplanning@kildarecoco.ie. Advice is usually given by email, phone or Teams, and the council says it cannot be relied on in the formal planning process. There is a separate monthly clinic for one off rural houses.

How much does a planning application cost in Kildare?

The fee for a house extension is €34, set nationally, so it is the same in every county. A submission on someone else's application is €20, and an appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála is €220. The drawings and professional time cost far more than the fees.

Do you fit kitchens, windows and wardrobes in Kildare?

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