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The zoning objective for the exact spot

Zoning objectives

82,401 zoning polygons from adopted development plans, across 27 planning authorities — on the map, and in every site check.

zoning polygons
82,401
zoning polygons
zone types in one national scheme
54
zone types in one national scheme
planning authorities
27 of 31
planning authorities

See zoning across a whole area

Colour-coded by zone type

Residential, commercial, industrial, mixed use, open space, greenbelt and more, read at a glance.

One scheme for every plan

Each council writes its own zone codes. The national layer maps them onto 54 shared types, so zoning reads the same across a county boundary.

Read it for any site

The objective as written

The zone and its objective in the council’s own words, for the exact point you click.

The plan it comes from

Named, so you go straight to the right development plan.

Against zoned land for housing

Switch on the Residential Zoned Land Tax layer to see which zoned land the State has judged serviced.

What it can’t tell you

Knowing where the data runs out is part of using it. Here is where this does.

  • Donegal and Wicklow are absent from the national zoning layer — 27 of 31 authorities are covered.
  • The national layer does not hold every local area plan, and much rural land is simply unzoned.
  • What an objective permits for your scheme is the development plan’s call. Precedent shows the objective; read the plan before relying on it.
  • The zoning layer is dated 24 February 2026.

Zoning objectives: questions

How do I find the zoning of a site in Ireland?

Zoning is set in each council’s development plan. Precedent shows the objective for the exact point you click, from 82,401 polygons in the national zoning layer, and names the plan it comes from.

Which councils does the zoning cover?

27 of 31 planning authorities. Donegal and Wicklow are absent from the national layer, and much rural land is simply unzoned.

Does the zoning tell me what I can build?

No. It shows the objective. What that objective permits for a particular scheme is set out in the development plan, which you should read before relying on it.

Built on official public registries

GeoHive national zoning (GZT)
Tailte Éireann, from adopted development plans — 24 February 2026

All in one platform

Every feature works on the same map, against the same 31 planning authorities.

See it on your own patch

A short call with the founder, on real sites in the county you work in. About twenty minutes — you will know by the end whether it is any use to you.