part of former Minch Norton Maltings, Harpur's Lane, Portlaoise
Construction of a five-storey apartment block containing 19 units in Portlaoise.
2151 · Laois County Council · Lodged 3 February 2021
- Reference
- 2151
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 3 February 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe development on part of the former Minch Norton Maltings site consists of a five-storey apartment block containing 19 apartments. The project includes a new vehicular entrance, a spine road, car and cycle parking, and landscaping.
- Residential units
- 19
- Storeys
- 5
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 1 no. Apartment block (block 3), along with all associated site works including vehicular entrance off harpur's lane, new spine road, car parking, cycle parking, bin storage, water tank, store, open space and landscaping. Apartment block 3 will be 5 storeys high and contain 19 no. Apartments (14 no. 2-bed apartments and 5 no. One-bed apartment
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for a mixture of residential and compatible commercial uses”
National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Grattan St, Portlaoise, Laois | Apr 2026 | €20,000 | 205 m |
| 28 Grattan St, Portlaoise, Laois | Apr 2026 | €210,000 | 205 m |
| 4 Maglona Terrace, Mountrath Rd, Portlaoise | May 2025 | €333,000 | 252 m |
| 12 Newpark, Portloaise, Laois | Oct 2025 | €375,000 | 263 m |
| 10 Maglona Terrace, Mountrath Rd, Portlaoise | Apr 2026 | €370,000 | 289 m |
| 9a Ashbrook Gardens, Montrath Rd, Portlaoise | Dec 2025 | €245,000 | 296 m |
| Apartment 10 Ashbrook Gardens, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise | Jan 2025 | €190,000 | 296 m |
| 15 Ashbrook Gardens, Mountrath Rd, Portlaoise | Aug 2025 | €178,000 | 296 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 received3 February 2021
- Further information requested26 March 2021
- Further information received9 August 2021
- Decision due6 October 2021
- Decision issued1 October 2021
- Grant issued2 November 2021
- Permission expiry1 November 2026
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