Name: Planning applications within 500 m of Knockiel, Rathdowney, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Creator: Planning Register
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

1open now 0homes started 55days to decide

All clear: no new homes coming · no flood risk

Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
6 applications nearby in 5 years.

More about the area

No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
Here (2022 census): 69% owner-occupied (council 71%); 5% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 83% drive to work (council 65%); population up 2% since 2016.

On this site

R2

Zoning · Existing residential

No

Protected or listed · on our maps

Yes

Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year

Around it

1

Open for comments · you can comment

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Approved, when decided · 1 approved · 0 refused

55 days

Time to a decision · median; 41% asked for more information

10

Sites that could change · see the list

No

Flood risk area nearby (OPW map) · none within 500 m

0

Protected buildings nearby · not this site

69%

Owner-occupied (2022) · council 71%

5%

Homes empty (2022) · council 8%

0/h

Public transport, morning peak · services from stops within 500 m

Questions to ask before you buy 3

On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
Application 182 m away open for comments until 4 Nov 2026: comment?
Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
Any work done without planning permission?
Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.

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About this home

Knockiel, Rathdowney, Portlaoise, Co. Laois is a home in Knockheel, Laois. It was advertised as sold on daft.ie in May 2026. Within 500 m, Planning Register tracks 15 planning applications: 1 open for observation, 8 granted, 1 commenced.

More about this address

The soonest observation deadline is 4 Nov 2026 on LAOIS 2660699 (Mooreville , Rathdowney , Co. Laois). The site is zoned R2 — existing residential. The nearest EPA-licensed facility is Dawn Meats Ireland t/a Meadow Meats, 903 m away.

Sold: 7 May 2026
Type: —
Bedrooms / bathrooms: — / —
Floor area: —
BER: —
Local authority: Laois County Council
Location precision: Rooftop
EPA licence within 1.0 km: Dawn Meats Ireland t/a Meadow Meats (903 m)
Schools within 1.0 km: SCOIL BHRIDE (primary school · 244 pupils, 135 m)
Crèche inspected nearby: Lisgorm Services Ltd T/A Leanbh Mo Chroi · inspected 10 Mar 2026 (182 m)

Sources: cara_listings, daft_gateway, ppr · fetched 11 Sept 2026, 20:14

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
cara_listings	Third-party advertisement data captured by Cara from daft.ie. Not open data: internal analysis only, no redistribution of listing content. Business-contact details (licensed PSP name and branch) are retained per Cara DECISIONS 2026-08-19; agent phone numbers and all vendor/buyer identities are dropped.	11 Sept 2026, 20:14	open
daft_gateway	Third-party advertisement data read from daft.ie's own JSON gateway. Not open data: internal analysis only, no redistribution of listing content. Business-contact details (the licensed PSP's name and branch) are retained per Cara DECISIONS 2026-08-19; agent phone numbers, profile images and all media URLs are dropped at fetch time and never written down. Vendor and buyer identities are not in this data.	8 Oct 2026, 05:49	open
ppr	PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use-of-public-sector-information). Free re-use in any format provided the source and PSRA copyright are acknowledged, the data is reproduced accurately and not used misleadingly, and it is NOT used 'for the principal purpose of advertising or promoting a particular product or service'. Attribution: 'Contains PSRA Residential Property Price Register data, © Property Services Regulatory Authority.'	8 Oct 2026, 01:13	open

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Knockiel, Rathdowney, Portlaoise, Co. Laois