Portlaoise AFC, Rossleighan, Portlaosie
Replacement of a floodlight with a telecommunications monopole at Portlaoise AFC.
22280 · Laois County Council · Lodged 9 May 2022
- Reference
- 22280
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 May 2022
Summary
AI-generatedThe application proposes replacing an existing 21-metre-high floodlight structure with an 18-metre-high telecommunications monopole. The new structure will feature 3-metre-high floodlights on top, maintaining an overall height of 21 metres.
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
Replace an existing 21m high floodlight structure with an 18m high telecommunications monopole with 3m high floodlights on top giving an overall structure height of 21m together with antennas, dishes and associated telecommunications equipment
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve, provide for and improve active and passive recreational public and private open space.”
National zoning type: Active open space
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Higgins Park, Fairgreen, Portlaoise | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 68 m |
| 9 Higgins Park, Fairgreen, Portlaoise | Feb 2025 | €200,000 | 106 m |
| An Caman, Rossleighan, Portlaoise | Apr 2026 | €355,000 | 110 m |
| 117 Clonroosk Abbey, Portlaoise, Laois | Sept 2025 | €432,500 | 158 m |
| 36 Carmody Way, Fairgreen, Portlaoise | Jul 2025 | €243,000 | 170 m |
| 48 Carmody Way, Fairgreen, Portlaoise | Apr 2025 | €225,000 | 198 m |
| Apt 6 The Garden Village, Mountmellick Rd, Portlaoise | May 2025 | €160,000 | 204 m |
| 14 Carmody Way, Fairgreen, Portlaoise | Aug 2025 | €286,000 | 205 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 received9 May 2022
- Further information requested29 June 2022
- Further information received2 August 2022
- Decision due29 August 2022
- Decision issued25 August 2022
- Grant issued6 October 2022
- Permission expiry5 October 2027
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