Portlaoise AFC, Rossleighin Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Replacement of a floodlight with a combined telecommunications and floodlight structure at Portlaoise AFC.
18296 · Laois County Council · Lodged 14 May 2018
- Reference
- 18296
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 May 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Portlaoise AFC involves replacing an existing floodlight with a new structure designed to accommodate both telecommunications equipment and floodlights. It also includes ancillary ground-based equipment and cabinets housed in a security cage.
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Erect replacement of an existing floodlight with a structure that can accommodate telecommunications equipment and floodlights. Development also consists of ancillary ground based equipment and cabinets housed in a security cage
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve, provide for and improve active and passive recreational public and private open space.”
National zoning type: Active open space
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Higgins Park, Fairgreen, Portlaoise | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 88 m |
| An Caman, Rossleighan, Portlaoise | Apr 2026 | €355,000 | 121 m |
| 117 Clonroosk Abbey, Portlaoise, Laois | Sept 2025 | €432,500 | 135 m |
| 9 Higgins Park, Fairgreen, Portlaoise | Feb 2025 | €200,000 | 137 m |
| 36 Carmody Way, Fairgreen, Portlaoise | Jul 2025 | €243,000 | 185 m |
| 48 Carmody Way, Fairgreen, Portlaoise | Apr 2025 | €225,000 | 206 m |
| 159 Clonroosk Abbey, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €368,000 | 211 m |
| 160 Clonroosk Abbey, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €303,964 | 211 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 received14 May 2018
- Further information requested4 July 2018
- Further information received16 August 2018
- Decision due30 September 2018
- Decision issued24 September 2018
- Grant issued25 October 2018
- Permission expiry24 October 2023
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