GrantedHousing estateDecided 11 September 2025

A site at Bishopswood Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois

Amendments to a permitted housing development in Portarlington, including road, open space, and house type changes.

2560255 · Laois County Council · Lodged 29 April 2025

Reference: 2560255
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 29 April 2025
Residential units: 97
Floor area: 10670 m²

Summary

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The applicant seeks to amend a permitted housing development on a site at Bishopswood Road. Changes include reducing the site area to expand an adjoining creche site, modifying the internal road layout, redistributing public open space, repositioning 13 houses, and altering selected house types.

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Official record

Development description

Amend the design and layout of the development permitted under laois county council reg. Ref. 19/432 (as amended by laois county council reg. Ref. 24/46) comprising: a reduction in site area from 4.01 to 3.91 hectares to facilitate an increase to the size of the creche reservation area adjoining the site from 796 sq m to 982 sq m and the exclusion of the creche from the site area; modifications to the internal road layout including the provision of a new internal road to the eastern boundary of the creche site; the relocation and distribution of public open space within the site resulting in the total permitted quantum of 4,522 sq m public open space increasing to 4,657 sq m; the reposition of 13 no. Dwellings within the site to accommodate the revised open space arrangement; a change in house types to selected dwellings to be repositioned resulting in an additional 1 no. House type a, 1 no. House type a1, and 1 no. House type d1 and the omission of 1 no. House type b, 1 no. House type b1 and 1 no. House type d. The proposed development also includes amendments to site service arrangements including revisions to attenuation; adjustments to selected footpaths and car parking arrangements; provision of an esb substation; and all associated site development works above and below ground. The scheme does not alter the number of units (97 no. ) permitted at the site and the total quantum of car parking spaces will remain unchanged. The gross floor area of the scheme will change from 10,522 sq m to 10,609 sq m.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Residential 2 - New Proposed ResidentialRS

“To provide for new residential development, residential services and community facilities”

National zoning type: Residential, mixed residential and other uses

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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Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
26 Coill An Easpaig, Droughill, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€339,207	28 m
92 Coill An Easpaig, Portalingtonprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€339,207	57 m
93 Coill An Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Feb 2026	€339,207	60 m
17 Coill An Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€295,154	79 m
16 Coill an Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€295,154	83 m
23 Coill an Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€330,396	84 m
25 Coill An Easpaig, Portarlingtonprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€295,154	88 m
87 Coill an Easpaig, Portarlington, Laoisprice excludes VAT	Mar 2026	€339,207	94 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 received29 April 2025
Further information requested23 June 2025
Further information received18 August 2025
Decision due14 September 2025
Decision issued11 September 2025
Appeal submitted2 October 2025
Appeal decided7 July 2026
Permission expiry6 July 2031

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