GrantedInfrastructureDecided 16 March 2017

Kilminchy Place, Kilminchy Portlaoise, Co. Laois

Installation of a 3m high relief vent stack for an underground natural gas unit.

1735 · Laois County Council · Lodged 27 January 2017

Reference: 1735
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 27 January 2017

Summary

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The development consists of installing a 3-metre-high 'lamp post' style relief vent stack. This will serve the existing below-ground natural gas pressure reduction unit, including all ancillary services and site works.

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Official record

Development description

Install a 3m high 'lamp post' style relief vent stack serving the existing below ground natural gas pressure reduction unit with all ancillary services and associated site works

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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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
21 Holdbrook Walk, Dublin Road, Port Laoisprice excludes VAT	Jul 2026	€399,000	52 m
3 Kilminchy Place, Portlaoise, Co. Laois	Jun 2025	€490,000	67 m
7 Holdbrook Walk, Dublin Road, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€392,070	67 m
No 7 Holdbrook Way, Holdbrook, Dublin Road	Aug 2025	€315,000	89 m
1 Holdbrook Walk, Dublin Road, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	Jul 2026	€348,016	92 m
5 Kilminchy Place, Dublin Rd, Portlaoise	Sept 2025	€500,000	93 m
9 Holdbrook Walk, Dublin Road, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€348,016	98 m
1 Mell St, Kilminchy, Portlaoise	Mar 2026	€440,000	100 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received27 January 2017
Decision due23 March 2017
Decision issued16 March 2017
Grant issued19 April 2017
Permission expiry18 April 2022

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