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Home retrofit in Ireland

PlanningLeads tracks 585 live home-retrofit and energy-upgrade projects across Ireland's 31 local authorities, worth an estimated €231m of work. Retrofit is the largest single upgrade programme in Irish housing: SEAI grants fund it, the planning and commencement record shows where it is actually happening, and this page tracks both.

Upgrading your own home

See what your home is likely to qualify for, what the upgrade would cost, and what the grants take off it. Free, and no obligation to go ahead.

Looking for retrofit work

Live retrofit and energy-upgrade projects in your county, from the planning and commencement record, before they reach tender.

Retrofit projects by county

Where energy-upgrade work is live right now. Every county links through to the projects behind the number.

Dublin
205 projects · €205m
Wicklow
38 projects · €1m
Kildare
35 projects · €370k
Offaly
33 projects · €5m
Galway
27 projects · €2m
Laois
24 projects · €737k
Meath
23 projects · €588k
Cork
20 projects · €605k
Limerick
20 projects · €2m
Tipperary
19 projects · €885k
Westmeath
19 projects · €2m
Waterford
16 projects · €1m
Sligo
16 projects · €692k
Kilkenny
15 projects · €561k
Kerry
12 projects · €2m
Clare
10 projects · €2m
Mayo
9 projects · €324k
Cavan
9 projects · €851k
Carlow
8 projects · €1m
Donegal
7 projects · €425k
Louth
7 projects · €813k
Roscommon
5 projects
Wexford
3 projects · €539k
Monaghan
2 projects · €855k
Longford
2 projects
Leitrim
1 projects

Common questions

What is a deep retrofit?

A deep retrofit is a bundle of energy upgrades done together (insulation, airtightness, windows, ventilation and usually a heat pump) that takes a home to a high energy rating in one project, rather than one measure at a time. The SEAI One Stop Shop route targets a BER of B2 or better.

What grants are available for a home retrofit in Ireland?

SEAI runs several routes: individual grants for single measures, the One Stop Shop route where a registered provider manages the whole upgrade and the grant is netted off the price, and the Warmer Homes Scheme which is free for eligible households. Amounts and eligibility are set by SEAI and change, so check seai.ie for current values.

Does a home retrofit need planning permission?

Most internal and fabric upgrades are exempted development and do not need permission. Permission is more likely where work changes the external appearance, affects a protected structure, or involves an extension. External wall insulation on a protected structure is the common case that catches people out.

How do I find retrofit work as an installer?

Retrofit and energy-upgrade projects appear on the planning and commencement record before they go to tender. PlanningLeads tags them by county so an installer can see live projects in their area, with the source record linked.

Retrofit terms explained

SEAI grantsOne Stop ShopDeep retrofitWarmer Homes SchemeBER upliftRetrofit opportunity

Grant amounts, eligibility and the registered One Stop Shop list are published by SEAI and change over time. Project counts here come from the Irish planning and commencement record. See the full statistics