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Housing estate · Laois County Council · 14.68 ha

Lake Drive, Portlaoise

Planning applications, extensions, appeals and building work on Lake Drive, from the council registers, over the last 10 years.

39 planning applications on Lake Drive since 2017, most often extensions; 91% granted.

39
applications since 2017
9
extensions
91%
granted
5
commencements

The estate outline drawn around the addresses on it

Planning applications inside this estate 39 applications in the last 10 years

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Appeals inside this estate 2 with An Coimisiún Pleanála

Building work started inside this estate 5 commencement notices

What people apply for on Lake Drive 39 applications since 2017, by type

  • Extensions9 23%
  • New homes7 18%
  • Change of use1 3%
  • Other22 56%

Most common extension on Lake Drive: porch / front (3 of 9 extension applications). Then: rear (2), side (1).

22 decided: 20 granted, 2 refused. 2 went to appeal. Types are read from each application’s description, so a few will be in the wrong group.

Taken in charge? the council’s own lists

No taken-in-charge list from Laois County Council names this estate.

It was on the Department of Housing’s unfinished-housing survey (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017), recorded with 134 homes.

Homes on Lake Drive 30 with a planning page

Source: Planning Register (estate outline from application and listing addresses) · fetched 27 Sept 2026 · applications, appeals and commencement notices from the council registers, An Coimisiún Pleanála and the BCMS

Source: National Housing Development Survey (Department of Housing) · licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

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