Site plan in Ireland
Irish planning applications must use Ordnance Survey mapping from Tailte Éireann. You mark up the site location map yourself; the site layout plan is drawn on top of it.
Can you draw it yourself in Ireland? #
Partly. The applicant or their agent marks up the official Ordnance Survey map, and you may draw a simple site layout plan yourself. In practice the detailed drawings that accompany a planning application are usually prepared by an architect or architectural technician — and for anything beyond simple work, that is the sensible route.
Create your site layout plan right here on the website in a few steps #
Drawblueprint is a simple tool for producing a scaled site layout plan.
- Upload map data — Upload your Tailte Éireann map as a PDF or PNG.
- Fill in the details — Your drawing details appear in a correct title block.
- Draw what you need — Site outline, buildings, boundaries and dimensions.
- Export a finished drawing — Download a PDF ready to submit.
What Ireland requires #
Local authorities require large-scale Ordnance Survey mapping from Tailte Éireann. Tailte Éireann was established on 1 March 2023 under the Tailte Éireann Act 2022, merging the Property Registration Authority, the Valuation Office and Ordnance Survey Ireland into the national mapping and cadastral authority.
Site location map:
- On an Ordnance Survey map, showing the OS map number and a north point.
- Scale not less than 1:1000 in urban areas or 1:2500 in rural areas.
- Site outlined in red; other land in the applicant's ownership in blue; wayleaves in yellow.
Site layout plan:
- Scale not less than 1:500.
- Shows features within 100 m of the site.
Where to get the base map #
Order a Planning Pack from Tailte Éireann or an authorised vendor. It contains a large-scale site map (1:1000 urban, 1:2500 rural) plus a 6-inch record place map at 1:10,560. Maps must come from Tailte Éireann or an authorised vendor — other sources are not accepted.
How to submit #
Applications go to your local authority. Many councils accept submissions through their own online planning portal.
Drawblueprint.com — draw simple building documents yourself #
With Drawblueprint you can mark up your Tailte Éireann map and draw the site layout plan yourself. It is easier to use than CAD and more capable than general drawing programs: correct scale, a proper title block and dimensioned distances to boundaries.
Go to https://app.drawblueprint.com/sign-up to get started. Drawblueprint is free to try.
