Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Construction of 39 residential units, including 24 houses, 15 apartments, and a community facility.
1692 · Laois County Council · Lodged 1 March 2016
- Reference
- 1692
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 1 March 2016
- Residential units
- 39
- Floor area
- 3592.8 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought for a residential development of 39 units comprising 24 houses and 15 apartments across four two-storey blocks. The project also includes a community facility, allotment garden, play area, 80 parking spaces, and associated infrastructure on a 1.385-hectare site.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
- Construct residential development of 39 dwelling units, (24 houses and 15 apartments) and one community facility at a site of 1.385 hectares with a new access road from abbeyleix road (r423) at the existing field entrance. The site is bounded to the north by abbey court housing estate, to the east by the rear of residential properties on abbeyleix road, and to the south and west by agricultural lands. Details of house types: 23 no. 2 storey houses; 4 no. Type a, 4 bed s/d. 2 no. Type b, 3 bed s/d. 9 no. Types b1 and b2 and b3, 3 bed terrace. 8 no. Type c, 3 bed s/d, and 1 no. Type h, 1 bed bungalow, fully disabled accessible. Detail of apartment types; 15 no. Apartments in 4 no. 2 storey apartment blocks providing 13 no. 2 bed units and 2 no. 1 bed units, and 1 no. Community facility of 92.4 sqm giving a total of 3593.3 sqm. The development also includes foul and surface water drainage works, surface water attenuation tank, culverting of an unnamed stream, footpaths, landscaped open space including community allotment garden and play area, 80 parking spaces
- 72 on street and 8 off street), 2 covered bike shelters for 16 bikes and all associated site works and boundary treatments
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and improve existing residential amenity; to provide for appropriate infill residential development; to provide for new and improved ancillary services”
Objective set by the Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030 (2024–2030). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Mount Clare Court, Killeshin Rd, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 62 m |
| 24 Tommy Murphy Park Fruithill, Graiguecullen, Co. Carlownot full market price | Jul 2025 | €102,000 | 118 m |
| Shanglynn, Killeshin Road, Graiguecullen | May 2025 | €380,000 | 124 m |
| 31 St Fiaccs Terrace, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €141,000 | 174 m |
| Killeshiin Rd, Carlow, Carlow | Nov 2025 | €392,000 | 182 m |
| 46 Mount Clare Court, Castlecomer Rd, Carlow | Jul 2025 | €350,000 | 213 m |
| 59 St Fiacc's Terrace, Graiguecullen, Co Carlow | Oct 2025 | €159,000 | 214 m |
| 15 St Fiaac'S Terrace, Graiguecullen, Carlownot full market price | Apr 2026 | €130,000 | 223 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
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 received1 March 2016
- Further information requested20 April 2016
- Further information received2 August 2016
- Decision due23 November 2016
- Decision issued22 November 2016
- Appeal submitted12 December 2016
- Appeal decided21 April 2017
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