Observation pack · Laois County Council

Upper Rossmore , Co Laois , Co Laois

construct a part single storey, part two storey, split level dwelling, detached garage, bored well, waste water treatment system and percolation area, use of existing entrance (granted under Planning Reference 24/60464) and all associated site works

Observations close 9 Nov 2026 15 days left

5 weeks from receipt (received 5 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The application

Reference: 2660711 · 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: 4,137 m²
Received: 5 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 14 Oct 2026, 01:45
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/2660711/0.
Write your observation.Quote 2660711 at 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 9 Nov 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
2629	Refused	22 Jun 2026	0	223 m	extend duration of PL 20/478 in regards the construct a storey and a half type dwelling, domestic garage
2560124	Conditional	15 Sept 2025	1	22 m	construct a single storey dwelling, new entrance, wastewater treatment system and percolation area, bored well and all associated site works
2460170	Conditional	7 Nov 2024	0	0 m	Amend the consented (but not yet constructed) substation development permitted as part of Laois County Council Planning Reference 20/281 comprising a Revised 38kV Substation and Compound Area including a single storey control building (c5.3m height and c162sqm) and all associated electrical infrastructure and apparatus, New and Upgraded Site Entrance and Access Road and associated ancillary site development works.
2460464	Conditional	2 Oct 2024	2	0 m	construct a dormer style dwelling, attached single storey open double garage, new entrance, waste water treatment system and percolation area, bored well, and all associated site works
2360069	Conditional	23 Jun 2023	2	433 m	construction of a two storey dwelling, domestic garage, new entrance, bored well, secondary treatment system & soil polishing filter, and all associated site works

Appeals

No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.

What has happened on this file

5 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 9 Nov 2026
5 Oct 2026 Decision

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 14 Oct 2026, 01:45. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Laois County Council before relying on it.