Observation pack · Laois County Council
Lea Road , Portarlington , County Laois
demolish existing dressing room facilities and to erect dressing rooms, multipurpose room, WCs and all associated site works
Observations close 7 Oct 2026 10 days left
5 weeks from receipt (received 2 Sept 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20 · council decision due 27 Oct 2026
The application
- Reference
- 2660605 · full record
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 2,670 m²
- Received
- 2 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 27 Oct 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2660605/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660605at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Laois County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 7 Oct 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Laois County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660499 | Conditional | 4 Sept 2026 | 1 | 162 m | change the design of the two storey dwelling house with single storey element from that previously granted permission ref. no. 22/82 and associated site works |
| 2560693 | Conditional | 7 Jul 2026 | 1 | 243 m | for a Two-Storey Type Dwelling with Effluent Treatment System & Percolation and all associated site works. |
| 2560694 | Conditional | 7 Jul 2026 | 1 | 279 m | construct Two-Storey Type Dwelling with Effluent Treatment System & Percolation and all associated site works |
| 2660237 | Conditional | 9 Jun 2026 | 0 | 200 m | construct 6 no. new 18.3 m high lamp standards and light fittings and all associated site works |
| 2560611 | Refused | 30 Dec 2025 | 0 | 216 m | develop the following within Co. Laois: • Linear arrays of solar PV panels on ground mounted steel supported structures with associated cabling and ducting (including onsite control and switch gear room and underground cable grid connection to the Bracklone 110kV substation); • 2 no. proposed single storey inverter stations; • A co-located Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) park (including 16 no. containers with cells and 4 no. containers with PCS and inverters) with associated security fencing and gates; • Site Perimeter fencing; • 1 no. new site entrance with palisade double security gates; • 1 no. temporary construction compound/carpark/material storage area with associated temporary site offices, parking areas and security fencing; • 1 no. temporary and 1 no. permanent steel storage containers; • Site access tracks including passing and turning bays; • On-site pole mounted CCTV cameras; • 1 no. temporary construction stage Moby Dick type wheel wash systems; • 1 no. Concrete wash out locations (within temporary construction compound); and • All associated and ancillary works The proposed solar farm development spans a total site area measuring 60.36 ha, of which 37.66 ha is located in Co. Kildare and 22.7 ha is located in Co. Laois. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years with an operational period of 40 years. The total capacity of Solar PV on the site is estimated to be 32 MW. An Appropriate Assessment Screening Report (AASR) and Natura Impact Statement (NlS) has been prepared for this development and submitted with this planning application. The development is covered by the provisions of the (RED III) Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413 ). The planning application is subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply. |
| 2560610 | Conditional | 12 Nov 2025 | 1 | 202 m | to change the design of the two storey dwelling house with single storey element from that previously granted permission PL. Ref. 22/83 and associated site works |
| 2560049 | Refused | 25 Mar 2025 | 1 | 241 m | construct a Two-Storey Type Dwelling with Effluent Treatment System & Percolation and all associated site works. |
| 2560048 | Refused | 25 Mar 2025 | 1 | 242 m | construct a Two-Storey Type Dwelling with Effluent Treatment System & Percolation and all associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500706 | — | Granted with conditions | 22 Jul 2026 | 216 m |
| 324055 | — | pending | 5 Feb 2026 | 218 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 2 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 7 Oct 2026
- 2 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Laois County Council before relying on it.