Shannon Street , Mountrath , Co. Laois
demolish existing dwelling house & outbuilding. Permission is also sought to build 20 dwellings including: 4 two-bedroom apartments; 4 two-bedroom dwellings; 6 three-bedroom dwellings; 3 four-bedroom dwellings; 3 one bedroom apartments; bin and bike bays, roads, services and all associated site works.
The application
- Reference
- 2660737 · full record
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 20
- Floor area
- 34,700 m²
- Site area
- 4,115 m²
- Received
- 12 Oct 2026
- We first saw it
- 21 Oct 2026, 02:10
- Decision due
- 6 Dec 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/2660737/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660737at 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 16 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.
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 |
| R1 New residential | Residential 2: To provide for new residential development, residential services and community facilities. Housing Density approximately 12-25 houses per Hectare. | 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2660566 | Conditional | 13 Oct 2026 | 0 | 418 m | carry out development which will consist of the following 1) Retention permission for previously granted planning permission ref no 041123 to include 2) Retention of the as-built wall and door openings. 3) Retention of as-built external roof canopy. 4) All associated site works. |
| 2660071 | Conditional | 7 Apr 2026 | 0 | 459 m | amend previously approved Planning Ref. 25/60168 to include revised fenestration and provision of new entrance doorway to front elevation and all associated ancillary works |
| 2560731 | Conditional | 19 Dec 2025 | 0 | 86 m | construct a dwelling house, new vehicular entrance onto Public road and all associated site works |
| 2560348 | Conditional | 5 Sept 2025 | 1 | 173 m | retain change of use of Domestic Garage to Granny Flat to rear of dwellinghouse and all associated site works |
| 2460714 | Conditional | 23 Jul 2025 | 44 | 121 m | develop 44No. Dwellings at Radharc Na Sleibhte, Mountrath, Co. Laois, consisting of the following: - 4No. 2 Bed Semi Detached 2 Storey Dwellings - 12No. 3 Bed Terraced 2 Storey Dwellings - 28No. 3 Bed Semi Detached 2 Storey Dwellings Development is to be accessed via existing estate road and is to include proposed internal roads and pathways, associated alterations to existing levels, site landscaping, boundary treatments, pedestrian access and all ancillary site development and excavation works, all on a site of 1.45Ha. |
| 2560168 | Conditional | 22 May 2025 | 1 | 459 m | change use of existing disused public house area to use as a restaurant and take away and all associated ancillary signage and site works |
| 2560051 | Conditional | 27 Mar 2025 | 16 | 73 m | carry out amendments to a permitted residential development granted under ref. Pl ref 16/488. The proposed amendments will consist of a change of house type/design to sites 15-30 (inclusive) and amendments to rear gardens and associated parking |
| 2360418 | Conditional | 23 Nov 2023 | 0 | 73 m | constructconcrete post and panel fence to permanently close off a permitted pedestrian access between the Rush Hall Estate and Derrymore Gardens. The works include 2 visitor car parking spaces, footpaths, landscaping and all associated ancillary works |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323217 | — | Other | 6 Nov 2025 | 277 m |
| 320336 | — | Other | 24 Oct 2024 | 277 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
- 12 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 16 Nov 2026
- 12 Oct 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 21 Oct 2026, 02:10. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Laois County Council before relying on it.