Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedHousing estateDecided 13 October 2020

Foxburrow, Beladd, Portlaoise

Construction of 155 residential units including 115 houses, 4 maisonettes, and 36 apartments in Portlaoise.

20307420 · Laois County Council · Lodged 25 June 2020

Reference
20307420
Authority
Laois County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
25 June 2020
Residential units
155
Floor area
155 m²

Summary

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The development will consist of 155 residential units made up of 115 dwellings, 4 maisonettes, and 36 apartments. It includes 289 car parking spaces, cycle parking, a pedestrian and vehicular link to the neighbouring Grenville estate, solar panels, and a new ESB substation.

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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

Construct 155 no. Residential units, comprised of 115 no. Dwellings, 4 no. Maisonettes and 36 no. Apartments. The development proposes the provision of 289 no. Ancillary car parking spaces; cycle parking; the creation of a pedestrian link towards the north-west corner of the site through to the neighbouring grenville estate and the facilitation of a vehicular link through to grenville; hard and soft landscaping; balconies and terraces; boundary treatments; solar panels; the relocation of an existing esb substation and the provision of a new substation; bin stores and all associated 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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Built & sold

What happened next

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
8 Hawthorn, Foxburrow, PortlaoiseJun 2026€460,00029 m
12 Cherrybrook, Foxburrow Block Rd, PortlaoiseOct 2025€490,00089 m
16 Cherrabrook, Foxborrow Block Rd, PortlaoiseOct 2025€560,000103 m
2 Chestnut Ave, Foxburrow, PortlaoiseOct 2025€445,000120 m
2 Chestnut Ave, Foxburrow, PortlaoiseOct 2025€530,000120 m
7 Walnut Close, Foxburrow, Block RdJan 2025€210,000134 m
6 Walnut Close, Foxburrow Portlaoise, LaoisSept 2025€212,000134 m
15 Chestnut Close, Foxburrow, PortlaoiseMar 2026€400,000135 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

  1. Application received25 June 2020
  2. Decision due19 August 2020
  3. Decision issued13 October 2020
  4. Grant issued13 November 2020
  5. Permission expiry12 October 2025

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