Know a holding’s planning story before a buyer asks
The planning history around any holding, its zoning objective, and the constraints a buyer’s due diligence will find — in one click, from official records.
Key features for land agents & auctioneers
- Look up an applicationFind any application by reference or address, with a public page you can send a buyer.
- Site auditFlood, ecology, protected structures, zoning, subsoil and planning history on one card.
- Zoning objectivesThe objective for the holding, and the plan it comes from.
- Owner lookupThe coordinates to check the folio on the land register.
How you would use it
- 1
Find the holding
Search an application by reference or address, or click the land on the map.
- 2
Evidence its history
Every application within 200m, the appeals among them, and a public page for each one to share.
- 3
Spot the constraint first
Flood, ecology and protected structures — the things that come up in due diligence — before you advertise.
Try it on a place you know
Search any town or townland and see every application whose address mentions it, with the council’s decision — across all 203,449 on the register.
Free and public — no account needed.
Search Clonakilty, for exampleWhat it can’t tell you
- No ownership or title data — Precedent hands you the coordinates to look it up.
- No sales comparables or valuations yet.
- The register we hold begins in 2021; older history is with the council.
- Protected structures are loaded for 4 of 31 authorities.
Questions
How do I check the planning history of a property in Ireland?
Search by application reference or address on Precedent’s free application lookup, or click the land on the map to see every application within 200m. It covers the 203,449 applications on the register we hold, from 2021.
Can I share a planning application with a buyer?
Yes. Every application has its own public page, free to read with no account needed.
Does Precedent include valuations or sales prices?
No. There are no sales comparables or valuations in Precedent yet.
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.