Planning register

Abbeyleix

Planning applications inside the Abbeyleix, Co. Laois settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.

Applications: 193
County: Laois

Planning intelligence

What the data shows

The planning register for Abbeyleix contains a total of 193 applications, with 126 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016. Within those decided applications, the grant rate stands at 98%, representing 124 granted, 2 refused, and 0 part-granted decisions. The most common development types are new dwelling at 23%, retention at 18%, extension at 18%, and alterations at 12%, with recent application lodgements showing 27 in 2023, 31 in 2024, and 27 in 2025. Recent decided examples include granted permissions for attic conversions, change of use projects, and ramp installations, alongside a refused application to demolish an existing house and construct 2 single storey semi-detached 3 bedroom houses.

An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.

Grant rate

98%

of 126 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.

Granted: 124
Refused: 2
No decision recorded: 67

Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.

What’s being built

New dwelling: 23%
Retention: 18%
Extension: 18%
Alterations: 12%
Change of use: 11%
Commercial: 7%

Activity over time

Applications lodged, by year

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Grant rate, by year of decision

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Recently lodged in Abbeyleix

Contains Irish Public Sector Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Settlement boundary: CSO Census 2022 urban areas (Tailte Éireann). Always confirm against the relevant authority’s official register.