GrantedHousing estateDecided 3 November 2017

Rockview, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise Co. Laois

Completion of Rockview Estate with 141 houses, a crèche, and associated works.

16527 · Laois County Council · Lodged 26 October 2016

Reference: 16527
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 26 October 2016
Residential units: 137
Floor area: 15207 m²

Summary

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The development will complete the previously permitted Rockview Estate. It consists of 141 two-storey terraced, semi-detached, and detached houses, a 358 sq m two-storey crèche, 330 parking spaces, and relocated vehicular access.

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Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Complete the development of rockview estate, which was previously permitted and partially constructed under reg. Refs. 03/5 and 06/1139. The development will consist of: the provision of : 141 no. Two-storey terraced, semi-detached and detached dwellings (35 no. 4 bedroom houses, 91 no. 3 bedroom houses and 15 no. 2 bedroom houses); a 358 sq m two-storey crèche and associated outdoor play area; a total of 330 no. New parking spaces; the relocation of the existing vehicular access further west on the mountrath road and the closing-off and landscaping of the existing vehicular access (a pedestrian access off the mountrath road at the north-eastern corner of the site will be retained); hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; sub-station; and all associated site development works above and below ground

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Residential 2RS

“To provide for new residential development, residential services and community facilities. Housing Density approximately 12-25 houses per Hectare.”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

Objective set by the LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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Built & sold

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
15 Rockview Square, Rockview, Mountrath Roadprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€339,207	25 m
17 Rockview Square, Rockview, Mountrath Roadprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€330,396	27 m
19 Rockview Square, Rockview, Mountrath Roadprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€330,396	27 m
18a Rockview Square, Rockview, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€365,639	53 m
18b Rockview Square, Rockview, Mountrath Roadprice excludes VAT	Mar 2025	€339,207	61 m
15 Rockview Green, Mountrath Road, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€321,585	61 m
21 Rockview Square, Rockview, Mountrath Roadprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€330,396	62 m
20 Rockview Square, Portlaoise, County Laoisprice excludes VAT	Jan 2025	€330,396	64 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

Application received26 October 2016
Further information requested19 December 2016
Further information received11 October 2017
Decision due7 November 2017
Decision issued3 November 2017
Grant issued20 October 2023
Appeal submitted22 November 2017
Appeal decided25 October 2018
Permission expiry24 October 2026

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