Cooltederry, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Construction of 62 houses to partially complete the unfinished Castlelea and Landsdown estates.
18422 · Laois County Council · Lodged 16 July 2018
- Reference
- 18422
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 16 July 2018
- Residential units
- 62
- Floor area
- 7841.14 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThis residential development comprises 62 houses of two to three storeys in height, totalling over 7,800 square metres. The project will partially complete unfinished estates and includes semi-detached and detached houses, parking, and associated roads.
- Storeys
- 3
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
Permission for a residential development comprising 62 no. Dwellings of 2-3 storeys in height (totalling 7841.4 sq m gross floor area). The proposed development will partially complete the unfinished castlelea /landsdown estates and consists of 6 no. Three semi-detached dwellings, 13 no three bedroom detached dwellings, 28 no four bedroom semi-detached dwellings and 15 no four bedroom detached dwellings, all with associated vehicular parking ( 2 no. Per house totalling 124 no car parking spaces), boundary treatments, private and public open spaces, hard and soft landscaping, roads and pedestrian walkways, bicycle lanes, services , public lighting and all other ancillary and associated site development works above and below ground level. Primary vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian access will be via the existing internal road network, with entry from the 2 no roundabouts located along the east west distributor road that links the portlaoise road(r419) and ballymorris road. Construction access will be from the entrance of the roundabout located closest to portlaoise road (r419)
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for new residential development, residential services and community facilities”
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.
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 15 June 2021.
Notified floor area: 110.59 m²
5 commencement notices are linked to this development.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 41 Castlelea Ave, Portarlington, Laois | Mar 2026 | €260,000 | 148 m |
| 1 Castlelea Ave, Portarlington, Laois | Apr 2026 | €270,000 | 153 m |
| 35 Ballymorris Green, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €258,150 | 270 m |
| 36 Ballymorris Green, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €246,696 | 277 m |
| 37 Ballymorris Green, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €246,696 | 279 m |
| 39 Ballymorris Green, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €246,696 | 290 m |
| 38 Ballymorris Green, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €246,696 | 291 m |
| 41 Ballymorris Green, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT | Mar 2025 | €246,696 | 299 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 received16 July 2018
- Further information requested6 September 2018
- Further information received9 January 2019
- Decision due13 March 2019
- Decision issued8 March 2019
- Grant issued1 May 2019
- Permission expiry30 April 2029
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