GrantedHousing estateDecided 31 March 2023

Foxburrow, Beladd, Portlaoise

Amendments to a housing development in Portlaoise, reducing the total number of units from 127 to 121.

2341 · Laois County Council · Lodged 9 February 2023

Reference: 2341
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 9 February 2023
Residential units: 121
Floor area: 121 m²

Summary

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The application proposes amendments to a partially constructed residential scheme. The changes will reduce the total number of units from 127 to 121, altering the mix of two-storey and single-storey houses on the eastern boundary of the site.

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Development description

Development this 4.492 ha site at foxburrow, beladd, portlaoise, county laois as follows: the development will principally consist of an amendment to the number and dwelling mix of the partially constructed scheme as permitted under an bord pleanála reference ta11.307420 as amended by laois county council reg. Refs. 22/182 and 22/586, reducing the quantum of residential units from 127 no. Permitted to 121 no. Proposed, all located towards the eastern boundary of the site. The scheme as permitted comprises 127 no. Units providing 111 no. Two-storey terraced, semi-detached and detached dwellings (3 no. 5-bedroom houses, 79 no. 4-bedroom houses, 16 no. 3-bedroom houses and 13 no. 2-bedroom houses); 4 no single storey two bedroom dwellings (3 no. Detached and 1 no. Semi-detached); and 12 no. Apartments provided in 1 no. Three storey apartment building, providing a total of 6 no. One bedroom apartments and 6 no. Two bedroom apartments. The scheme as proposed comprises 121 no. Units providing 105 no. Two-storey terraced, semi-detached and detached dwellings (2 no. 5-bedroom houses, 91 no. 4-bedroom houses, and 12 no. 3-bedroom houses); 4 no single storey two bedroom dwellings (3 no. Detached and 1 no. Semi-detached); and 12 no. Apartments provided in 1 no. Three storey apartment building, providing a total of 6 no. One bedroom apartments and 6 no. Two bedroom apartments; and all associated site 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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Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
12 Cherrybrook, Foxburrow Block Rd, Portlaoise	Oct 2025	€490,000	60 m
8 Hawthorn, Foxburrow, Portlaoise	Jun 2026	€460,000	64 m
16 Cherrabrook, Foxborrow Block Rd, Portlaoise	Oct 2025	€560,000	108 m
7 Walnut Close, Foxburrow, Block Rd	Jan 2025	€210,000	127 m
6 Walnut Close, Foxburrow Portlaoise, Laois	Sept 2025	€212,000	127 m
15 Chestnut Close, Foxburrow, Portlaoise	Mar 2026	€400,000	142 m
2 Chestnut Ave, Foxburrow, Portlaoise	Oct 2025	€445,000	159 m
2 Chestnut Ave, Foxburrow, Portlaoise	Oct 2025	€530,000	159 m

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Key dates

Timeline

Application received9 February 2023
Decision due5 April 2023
Decision issued31 March 2023
Grant issued2 May 2023
Permission expiry12 October 2025

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