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Laois County Council · 21496

Rathevan , Portlaoise , Co. Laois

  1. 9 Jul 2021Received
  2. 16 Mar 2022Conditional
  3. 26 Jan 2026Commenced
  4. 28 Feb 2029Permission expires
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Status
Commenced
Decision
Conditional · 16 Mar 2022
Council
Laois County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Units
95
Site
7.51 ha

What’s proposed

develop as follows: 1. The construction of a residential development with a gross floor area of 11,066 sq.m and comprising a total of 99 no. residential units; 1 no. crèche with a gross floor area of 178.70 sq.m; private amenity space; services; landscaping and associated site works. 2. The schedule of residential accommodations is as follows: * 4 no. 2-bedroom back-to-back duplex apartments; * 10 no. 2-bedroom semi-detached dwellings; * 14 no. 3-bedroom semi-detached dwellings; 5 no. 3-bedroom detached dwellings; * 4 no. 3-bedroom staggered townhouses; * 20 no. 3-bedroom terraced townhouses and * 42 no. 4-bedroom semi-detached dwellings. 3. A total area of 0.4 hectares is provided for the purposes of public open space which equates to 12% of the net site area with a multi-use games area. 4. The construction of a new distributor road adjoining the existing Rathevan link road at the north west of the site (with potential future link provided to the Portlaoise Northern Orbital Route), internal access roads; pedestrian footpaths; pedestrian crossing points; cycle lanes; along with a future bus corridor / bus gate route. 5. New storm water connections located at the existing Rathevan link road and at the south west corner of the site. New connection to the existing public foul network located at the south west corner of the site. 6. A total of 212 no. parking spaces and 211 no. cycle parking spaces (all surface level) are provided within the proposed development. Of these spaces, 13 no. car spaces are provided for the crèche. 7. The proposal includes all site landscaping works; electricity substations; boundary treaments; planting; lighting; servicing; signage; surface water attenuation; bin storage; associated site development above and below ground and ancillary works. 8. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared and is included with the application

21496 is a planning application to Laois County Council for develop as follows: 1. The construction of a residential development with a gross floor, received on 9 Jul 2021; permission was granted with conditions on 16 Mar 2022.

Planning details

Reference
21496
Local authority
Laois County Council
Status
Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED
Received
9 Jul 2021
Observations close
13 Aug 2021 (closed 1862 days ago)
Decision due
17 Mar 2022 · decided 16 Mar 2022
Decision
Conditional on 16 Mar 2022
Proposed development
develop as follows: 1. The construction of a residential development with a gross floor area of 11,066 sq.m and comprising a total of 99 no. residential units; 1 no. crèche with a gross floor area of 178.70 sq.m; private amenity space; services; landscaping and associated site works. 2. The schedule of residential accommodations is as follows: * 4 no. 2-bedroom back-to-back duplex apartments; * 10 no. 2-bedroom semi-detached dwellings; * 14 no. 3-bedroom semi-detached dwellings; 5 no. 3-bedroom detached dwellings; * 4 no. 3-bedroom staggered townhouses; * 20 no. 3-bedroom terraced townhouses and * 42 no. 4-bedroom semi-detached dwellings. 3. A total area of 0.4 hectares is provided for the purposes of public open space which equates to 12% of the net site area with a multi-use games area. 4. The construction of a new distributor road adjoining the existing Rathevan link road at the north west of the site (with potential future link provided to the Portlaoise Northern Orbital Route), internal access roads; pedestrian footpaths; pedestrian crossing points; cycle lanes; along with a future bus corridor / bus gate route. 5. New storm water connections located at the existing Rathevan link road and at the south west corner of the site. New connection to the existing public foul network located at the south west corner of the site. 6. A total of 212 no. parking spaces and 211 no. cycle parking spaces (all surface level) are provided within the proposed development. Of these spaces, 13 no. car spaces are provided for the crèche. 7. The proposal includes all site landscaping works; electricity substations; boundary treaments; planting; lighting; servicing; signage; surface water attenuation; bin storage; associated site development above and below ground and ancillary works. 8. A Natura Impact Statement has been prepared and is included with the application
As published by the register.
Site area
7.51 ha from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant
Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

The register records appeal ABP-313173-22 (status unknown) but we have not matched the ACP case yet.

Commencement

  • Commencement notice CN0138160LS
    26 Jan 2026Rathevan, Portlaoise, Laoismatched by appeal_ref_npad

Zoning at the site

No zoning objective covers this site in the current plan.

Designations within 250 m

No OPW flood extent nearby.

No other designation nearby.

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 392627). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/21496/0.

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