No. 3 Hawthorn Avenue , Ballacollig , Mountmellick Co. Laois
retain permission for temporary Mobile Home Accommodation Unit for a period of 5 years, connection to the existing public services and all associated site works
The application
- Reference
- 2660676 · full record
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- INCOMPLETED APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 455 m²
- Received
- 25 Sept 2026
- We first saw it
- 29 Sept 2026, 23:03
- Decision due
- —
- 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/2660676/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660676at 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 30 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.
What the site is zoned
| Code | Objective | Plan | In force |
|---|---|---|---|
| R2 Existing residential | Residential 1 - Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities. | laois county development plan 2021 2027 | 8 Mar 2022 → 7 Mar 2028 |
| R2 Existing residential | Residential 1 - Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities. | laois county development plan 2021 2027 including ministerial direction as varied by variation no 1 no 2 and no 3 | 8 Mar 2022 → 7 Mar 2028 |
An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.
Source: Laois County Council development plan zoning · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laois County Council development plan zoning | — | 4 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660276 | Conditional | 7 Jul 2026 | 0 | 376 m | develop the following infrastructure: • Demolition of an existing section of boundary wall (6.5m length) at the existing wastewater pumping station (Ballacollig WWPS) site • Removal of existing kerb and verge at access gate location • Relocation of existing lamp post • New 6.5m long, 2.4m high double leafed palisade access gate • New access ramp within existing wastewater pumping station (Ballacollig WWPS) site to allow vehicle access |
| 2560690 | Conditional | 5 Dec 2025 | 0 | 185 m | retain domestic garage |
| 2577 | Refused | 23 Oct 2025 | 0 | 255 m | extend duration of Planning Permission Ref. 19/558 |
| 2560090 | Conditional | 22 Sept 2025 | 1 | 156 m | Construct single storey extension to rear of licensed premises to include additional seating area together with commercial kitchen, storage and staff toilet, |
| 2460745 | Refused | 7 Feb 2025 | 2 | 474 m | construct 2 no semi detached 2-storey 3-bedroom houses, changes to existing road layout, and all associated services, landscaping, parking and siteworks. |
| 2460329 | Conditional | 31 Jul 2024 | 2 | 137 m | construct extension to existing dwelling, amendments to elevations, domestic garage and all associated site works. |
| 2360427 | Conditional | 5 Dec 2023 | 1 | 157 m | retain extension to the front & side of existing dwelling and all associated site works. |
| 23117 | Conditional | 13 Jul 2023 | 0 | 111 m | construct proposed new car parking area to accommodate 12 No. car parking spaces, along with new ramp and steps, all located to the Northeast of the existing building. The proposal also includes the widening of the existing entrance and the provision of new recessed gates on Borness Road together with all associated site works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 312814 | — | Granted with conditions | 16 Dec 2022 | 376 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
- 25 Sept 2026 New application · observations close 30 Oct 2026
- 25 Sept 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 29 Sept 2026, 23:03. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Laois County Council before relying on it.