Portarlington
Planning applications inside the Portarlington, Co. Laois settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.
What the data shows
Generated from this page’s figuresThe register for Portarlington records 472 total applications, with recent lodgements showing 52 in 2023, 45 in 2024, and 37 in 2025. Among the 274 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016, 255 were granted, 19 were refused, and 0 were part-granted, reflecting a 93% grant rate. The most common development types listed are retention at 21%, housing estate at 15%, extension at 14%, and new dwelling at 12%. This is information, not legal advice.
An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.
- 472
- inside the settlement boundary
- Laois
- CSO Census 2022
Decisions
Grant rate
93%
Also on the register, outside the rate: No decision recorded 198
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
Show the numbers
| Outcome | Applications |
|---|---|
| Granted | 255 |
| Refused | 19 |
| No decision recorded | 198 |
What’s being applied for
Types are read from each application's description; the most common are shown.
Show the numbers
| Type | Applications | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Retention | 99 | 21% |
| Housing estate | 70 | 15% |
| Extension | 67 | 14% |
| New dwelling | 58 | 12% |
| Commercial | 51 | 11% |
| Change of use | 48 | 10% |
Grant rate by type of development
| Type | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retention | 97% | 63 | 90% |
| Extension | 100% | 44 | 95% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded. Types with fewer than 30 decided applications are not listed, because a rate over a handful of applications would not mean anything.
Activity
Applications lodged
Show the numbers
| Year | Applications |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2017 | 52 |
| 2018 | 43 |
| 2019 | 57 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 40 |
| 2022 | 44 |
| 2023 | 52 |
| 2024 | 45 |
| 2025 | 37 |
Grant rate by year
Show the numbers
| Year | Decided | Granted | Grant rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | 100% |
| 2017 | 24 | 22 | 92% |
| 2018 | 39 | 39 | 100% |
| 2019 | 32 | 30 | 94% |
| 2020 | 23 | 22 | 96% |
| 2021 | 26 | 25 | 96% |
| 2022 | 24 | 18 | 75% |
| 2023 | 29 | 29 | 100% |
| 2024 | 30 | 27 | 90% |
| 2025 | 17 | 15 | 88% |
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Source the statutory planning registers; settlement boundary: CSO Census 2022 urban areas (Tailte Éireann) · Licence Irish Public Sector Data, CC BY 4.0Always confirm against the relevant authority’s official register.