Aghnaharna, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Construction of 79 houses, parking spaces, and associated site works.
18450 · Laois County Council · Lodged 25 July 2018
- Reference
- 18450
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 July 2018
- Residential units
- 79
- Floor area
- 703100 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves removing existing foundation pads from a previously permitted apartment block to construct 79 two-storey houses. The development will include 158 parking spaces, a new vehicular entrance, pedestrian access, and solar panels.
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Remove existing foundation pads for a previously permitted apartment block and the provision of 79 no. Two-storey terraced, semi-detached and detached dwellings (19 no. 4 bedroom house and 60 no. 3 bedroom houses ); a total of 158 no. New parking spaces; the creation and landscaping of a vehicular entrance from the portlaoise southern circular road to aghnaharna drive; the provision of a pedestrian access located off the portlaoise southern circular road at the south-eastern corner of the site; hard and soft landscaping; boundary treatments; sub-station; solar panels; and all associated site development works above and below ground
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Snowberry, Sandwood, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT | Jan 2026 | €440,528 | 83 m |
| 3 Snowberry, Sand Wood, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €441,122 | 93 m |
| 4 Snowberry, Sandwood, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €441,122 | 96 m |
| 5 Bramblewood, Sand Wood, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €418,502 | 101 m |
| 4 Bramblewood, Sand Wood, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €422,907 | 101 m |
| 1 Bell Heather, Sand Wood, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €441,123 | 101 m |
| 10 Bramblewood, Sand Wood, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €431,718 | 101 m |
| 7 Stonecrop, Sand Wood, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT | Dec 2025 | €432,312 | 104 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 received25 July 2018
- Further information requested17 September 2018
- Further information received29 November 2018
- Decision due29 January 2019
- Decision issued24 January 2019
- Grant issued7 March 2019
- Permission expiry6 March 2024
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