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Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise Co. Laois

Construction of 174 residential units and a creche facility on a greenfield site in Portlaoise.

2660213 · Laois County Council · Lodged 15 April 2026

Reference: 2660213
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Invalid or incomplete
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 15 April 2026

Summary

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The development on a 5.74-hectare site will provide 160 two-storey houses and 14 apartment units across three two-storey blocks and above a creche. Access will be off the Borris Road, featuring a new central connector road.

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Residential units: 174
Storeys: 2

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Official record

Development description

Construct 174 no. Residential house and apartment units and a creche facility on a site of 5.74ha. The site is generally greenfield land. The southern boundary is adjoined by maryborough crescent estate. Ashley gardens, colliers wood and hawthorn drive estates adjoin the site to the east. The south west is adjoined by the beeches estate and forest park estates. To the west, the site is adjoined by individual detached residential plots. To the north, the site is adjoined by predominantly detached single-storey residences fronting borris road. Access to the site is off the borris road. A new connector road is proposed through the centre of the site. The proposed development will provide as follows
160 no. Housing units comprising a variety of forms to include detached, semi-detached and terraced houses, all two storey in height. The mix of proposed houses include 60 no. Four bedroom units, 81 no. Three bedroom units and 19 no. Two bedroom units to provide a total of 18,027.6m2 of residential house gross floor area
14 no. Apartment units across 3 no. 2 storey blocks and apartments over the creche unit. The apartment units are 1 bedroom units to provide a total of 785.5m2 of residential apartment gross floor area. The proposed development also includes
A childcare facility measuring 231m2, providing 66 no. Childcare places, located at the north-east of the development
The provision of 326 no. Car parking spaces within the curtilage of the proposed dwelling houses and 25 no. Public car parking spaces and 66 no. Bicycle parking spaces
Pedestrian links to maryborough crescent to the south, forest park to the south west and ashley gardens to the north east
The provision of 1 no. Esb sub-station, ancillary services and infrastructure works including foul and surface water drainage, landscaped public open spaces (approximately . 81 ha or 14% of the overall site area), landscaping, lighting, roads, cycle paths, footpaths. In total, the proposed development would provide a total residential gross floor area of 18,813.1m2 and a creche facility of 231m2. The application may be inspected online at the following website url, setup by the applicant: www. Darganwoodslrd. Com

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Residential 2RS

“To provide for new residential development, residential services and community facilities. Housing Density approximately 12-25 houses per Hectare.”

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
34 Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€341,409	45 m
30 Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€350,991	49 m
28 Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portaloiseprice excludes VAT	Apr 2026	€341,410	57 m
26 Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portloaiseprice excludes VAT	Dec 2025	€392,070	72 m
39 Dargan Woods, Borris Road Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	Jun 2026	€443,501	81 m
38 Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€466,960	84 m
33 Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€341,410	93 m
32 Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT	May 2026	€348,017	93 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.

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Application received15 April 2026

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