GrantedInfrastructureDecided 6 October 2022

23 Portlaoise Road, Mountrath, Co. Laois

Erection of a 30-metre-high telecommunications lattice tower near Mountrath.

21851 · Laois County Council · Lodged 10 December 2021

Reference: 21851
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 10 December 2021
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 1 m²

Summary

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Permission is sought to erect a 30-metre-high lattice telecommunications support structure. The development will include antennas, dishes, associated equipment, security fencing, and an extension to an existing access track.

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Official record

Development description

Erect a 30m high lattice telecommunications support structure together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment all enclosed in security fencing, and all associated works with an extension to an existing access track

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

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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Cluainin, Mountrath, Laois	Oct 2025	€330,000	247 m
Shannon Road, Mountrath, Co Laois	Jun 2025	€170,000	266 m
Shannon Rd, Mountrath, Laois	Sept 2025	€350,000	266 m
6 Wallis St, Mountrath, Laois	Feb 2026	€272,500	316 m
12 Rushall, Mountrath, Portlaoise	Aug 2025	€185,000	333 m
7 Rushall, Mountrath, Laois	Sept 2025	€157,773	338 m
Rosevale, Shannon Rd, Mountrath	Jul 2025	€282,000	398 m
12 Father Oconnor Crescent, Mountrath, Portlaoise	Jan 2026	€215,000	402 m

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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 received10 December 2021
Further information requested10 February 2022
Further information received12 September 2022
Decision due9 October 2022
Decision issued6 October 2022
Grant issued14 November 2022
Permission expiry13 November 2027

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