GrantedHousing estateDecided 19 December 2017

Clonroosk at Clonroosk Abbey, Clonroosk Link road, Portlaoise Co. Laois

Construction of 66 semi-detached houses to complete the unfinished Clonroosk Abbey estate.

17222 · Laois County Council · Lodged 8 May 2017

Reference: 17222
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 8 May 2017
Residential units: 66
Floor area: 7989.96 m²

Summary

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The proposed development will complete the unfinished Clonroosk Abbey estate by constructing 66 semi-detached, two-storey houses. The scheme includes 40 three-bedroom houses and 26 four-bedroom houses with attic conversions, along with 141 total parking spaces and landscaping.

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Storeys: 2

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Development description

Construct a residential development comprising 66 no. Semi-detached houses of 2 storey equivalent in height (totaling 7,990 sq. M gross floor area), all at this site of approximately 2.7 hectares. The proposed development will complete the unfinished clonroosk abbey estate and consist of: a total 20 no. Type-p (113 sq. M) three bedroom 2 storey semi-detached houses; 20 no. Type -n (111 sq. M) three bedroom 2 storey semi-detached houses and 26 no. Type-l (135 sq. M) four bedroom 2 storey with attic conversion semi-detached houses, all with associated vehicular parking (2 no. Per house totaling 132 no. Car parking spaces); primary vehicular and pedestrian access will be via the existing clonroosk abbey internal road network, served from the current clonroosk abbey entrance on the clonroosk link road; a secondary pedestrian access will be via a new dedicated pedestrian entrance from the clonroosk link road; additional 9 no. Visitor car parking spaces; and boundary treatments, hard and soft landscaping, private and public open spaces, roads and pedestrian walkways, services (incl. Attenuation), site lighting and all other ancillary and associated site development works above and below ground

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Residential 1 - Existing ResidentialRS

“To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities.”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
167 Clonroosk Abbey, Portlaoise, Co. Laoisprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€328,700	50 m
166 Clonroosk Abbey, Portlaoise, Co. Laoisprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€330,396	50 m
165 Clonroosk Abbey, Portlaoise, Co. Laoisprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€320,050	62 m
164 Clonroosk Abbey, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€294,273	66 m
137 Clonroosk Abbey, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	Apr 2025	€319,824	71 m
163 Clonroosk Abbey, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€334,801	78 m
138 Clonroosk Abbey, Portlaoise, County Laoisprice excludes VAT	Feb 2025	€330,300	78 m
162 Clonroosk Abbey, Portlaoise, Co. Laoisprice excludes VAT	May 2025	€324,375	83 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 received8 May 2017
Further information requested27 June 2017
Further information received23 November 2017
Decision due20 December 2017
Decision issued19 December 2017
Grant issued31 January 2018
Permission expiry30 January 2026

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