Planning report · Laois County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 14 Oct 2026, 07:22
N77, Abbeyleix
52.90657, -7.35261
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (100%).
Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
100%of home extensions approved nearbyn=39 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–540open for comments nearbywithin 500 m
How planning works, with this area's numbers
steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years- 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
- 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
- 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 50 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council
- 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
What's the planning story of this house?
When it was built, and the rules since
Most homes here were built 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 4 Aug 2022 · notice that building work was starting · no official sign-off needed for this kind of work
On this site
C5
Zoning · Commercial, enterprise and employment
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningC5 · Commercial, enterprise and employment
What it says
Tourism: To provide for and improve tourist amenities in the county.
Land zoned for business use. Expect offices, warehousing, industry or retail rather than housing; a residential application here is swimming against the plan.
laois county development plan 2021 2027 · 8 Mar 2022 – 7 Mar 2028
ZoningC5 · Commercial, enterprise and employment
What it says
Tourism: To provide for and improve tourist amenities in the county.
Land zoned for business use. Expect offices, warehousing, industry or retail rather than housing; a residential application here is swimming against the plan.
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
Protected building1 within 100 m on the council's record (not republished)
Not on this site: heritage inventory, monument zone, conservation area, EU nature site, EU bird site, natural heritage area, tree order, landslide risk, derelict list.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Randstone Limited T/A Stonearch Branch (171 m); Abbeyleix (983 m)
Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Heritage inventory buildings | 6 | Viscount de Vesci Memorial Fountain; Abbeyleix Courthouse |
How we work this out
'On this site' means the record's own map outline touches the registered parcel (or a 12 m circle round the point where there is no parcel). Only the council's own list confirms a protected building; ask the council if in doubt. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 1 on the draft 2027 map; 14 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, epa_leap, rps.laois, rzlt, constraints, constraints.niah · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:18
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 23:18 | open |
| epa_leap | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Oct 2026, 23:31 | open |
| rps.laois | unstated (council's public ArcGIS service; no licence published) · not redistributable — shown as a flag only | — | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Oct 2026, 00:14 | open |
| constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| constraints.niah | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:35 | open |
How we work this out
Applications whose site outline (or map point) falls on this property. 'No sign building has started' means we found no notice to the council's building control office; small jobs don't always file one, so ask. A missing completion certificate is not proof of a problem: an owner can opt out of official sign-off for a house or extension built for themselves.
Could you extend?
Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.
What happened to applications like yours
A new house in a garden is harder: 95% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
New house in a garden or site20 decided · more info asked 55%
95% · council 91%
Approved nearbyLaois overall
Decided applications within 1.5 km, received in the last 10 years. The kind of work is read from each description.
CalculatedOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 20 nearby, 1,491 council-wide
Knocknamoe, file by file since 2020
1 of 1 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
7 files with "Knocknamoe" in the address within 600 m, other roads of the same name left out. Hover a dot for the house number and reference.
MeasuredOur classificationcouncil register via NPAD · 2020–2026
Extensions and refusals right beside you 1 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 1 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dormer or attic | 1 | 1 | — |
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Home extensions are read from the application's description (extension, attic or dormer, porch, garage conversion, garden room), so a few may be missed or mislabelled. The kind is the first that fits: a dormer with a rear extension counts as a dormer. Refusal reasons come from An Coimisiún Pleanála's inspector reports, so they exist only where the refusal was appealed (Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown so far). The council's own reasons are on its planning file.
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 83 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated39 decided home extensions, 6 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
3 of 7 appealed approvals were reversed.
Approvals appealed7 decided
3 reversed
Ended approvedEnded refusedWithdrawn, invalid or other
Every appeal decided within 1.5 km in 10 years, any kind of development.
CalculatedAn Coimisiún Pleanála cases linked to the council file
What's changing around you?
- 131 Grallow Wood, Abbeyleix 25/60631
- 20.2 ha zoned for homes
- 31.2 ha zoned for homes
- 40.4 ha zoned for homes
- 50.7 ha zoned for homes
- 63.2 ha zoned for homes
- 70.8 ha zoned for homes
- 8Knocknamoe, Cork Road 2560777
- 930 Grallow Wood, Abbeyleix 2660053
- 10No 7 Vesey Close, Abbeyleix 2560776
- 11Preston House Main Street, Abbeyleix 2660489
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 16 permissions since 2016, 3 show a start notice and 0 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.
Purple bands are refusals turned into permissions on appeal. "No start notice found" includes small jobs that never needed one and notices we couldn't match.
Measured17 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
Nothing closes within 500 m in the next 30 days.
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 10 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 20.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 72 m
- 31.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 76 m
- 40.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 85 m
- 50.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 138 m
- 63.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 193 m
- 70.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 276 m
- 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 323 m
- 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 342 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 379 m
- 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 411 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 1 and 4 a year; busiest 2022. 100% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 7 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 11Preston House Main Street , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois No decision yetconstruct a 2-bed two storey gate lodge, the provision of solar PV panels, changes to existing landscaping,…
- Preston House Main Street , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois Withdrawn or not validconstruct a 2-bed two storey gate lodge, the provision of solar PV panels, changes to existing landscaping,…
- 930 Grallow Wood , Abbeyleix , Co Laois Approved with conditionsretain a conversion of attic to a home office and play room and all associated and necessary site works at 30…
- 8Knocknamoe , Cork Road , Abbeyleix Co Laois No decision yetchange of use from Machinery Yard to Aire Overnight Parking Stands for Motorhomes, Entrance and all…
- 10No 7 Vesey Close , Abbeyleix , Co Laois Approved with conditionsretain Planning permission for Fuel Store
- Knocknamoe , Cork Road , Abbeyleix Co Laois Withdrawn or not validChange of Use from Machinery Yard to Aire Overnight Parking Stands for Motorhomes, Entrance and all…
- No 7 Vesey Close , Abbeyleix , Co Laois Withdrawn or not validretain a Fuel Store and all associated site works
How we work this out
Descriptions are shortened by the national planning database (to 80 characters in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, 70 in Fingal), and it does not publish applicants' names.
Building work nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- 131 Grallow Wood, Abbeyleix, Laois · 27 Jul 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60631 · 30 m
How we work this out
Each row is a notice the builder sent to the council's building control office before work started. One notice can cover many homes. 'Signed off as finished' means a completion certificate is on file; work done under an opt-out or a short notice doesn't need one.
Source: bcms · fetched 14 Oct 2026, 00:33
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 14 Oct 2026, 00:33 | open |
Homes coming 0 not started
- Knocknamoe · 10 homes · ran out · runs out 19 Jul 2026 · 253 m
How we work this out
Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2019, from the council and An Coimisiún Pleanála registers. 'Building started' means the builder told the council's building control office that work was starting (a commencement notice).
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Jelly Tots Community Creche and Playschool · Crèche | 27 Apr 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 704 m |
How we work this out
Organisations only: a person named on an application is never listed. Inspection dates and links are the publisher's; read their report for the findings.
How busy is this area Busier than most of Laois County Council.
Homes approved
Here73
Council middle0
Homes started
Here30
Council middle1
How we work this out
Homes approved counts schemes of 10 or more homes (one-off houses are not included). Homes started counts every home in a notice that building work was starting. The council figure is the middle value across the council's built-up squares of the same area (3.1 km², about a 1 km circle), so half of them saw more and half fewer.
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
83% owner-occupied (council 71%).
Homes built before 1971
20% · council 23%
Homes built since 2001
65% · council 44%
Owner-occupied
83% · council 71%
Rented
10% · council 24%
Children under 15
23% · council 22%
Aged 65 and over
14% · council 13%
Households with 2+ cars
58% · council 49%
Work mainly from home
11% · council 9%
This small area (274 people)Laois
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107001007
Nearest school
509 m
Abbeyleix Sth NS, 84 pupils
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Abbeyleix Sth NS · primary · 84 pupils · 509 m
Stops 4
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Abbeyleix Sth NS · 509 m-3.4% pupils (84)
Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, cso_saps_2022, National Transport Authority, Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0), dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0), EPA strategic noise maps, Fingal County Council · fetched 11 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtfs | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 14 Oct 2026, 02:03 | open |
| consult | public | 14 Oct 2026, 01:30 | open |
| moderngov | public | 14 Oct 2026, 01:30 | open |
| lda_lands | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026, 16:43 | open |
| cso_saps_2022 | CC BY 4.0 | — | open |
| National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| EPA strategic noise maps | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
| Fingal County Council | CC BY 4.0 | — | — |
What to ask, and who
- Zoned C5 (commercial, enterprise and employment), not for homes: could you extend?Solicitor · plannerAsk for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
- Building work started 30 m away: for how long?Agent · councilAsk for: The planning conditions for 25/60631.
- Any work done without planning permission?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
Where this is, the terms, the sources
- Townland
- Knocknamoe
- Electoral division
- Abbeyleix
- Electoral area
- Portlaoise
- Council
- Laois County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned C5 (commercial, enterprise and employment); not protected; no vacant land tax.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- No scheduled public transport within 800 m.
- Here (2022 census): 83% owner-occupied (council 71%); 10% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 69% drive to work (council 65%); population up 7% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
- Around here the council decides in a median 76 days (about 11 weeks); 52% are asked for more information.
- 7 applications nearby in the last 12 months.
- 1 building job started within 250 m in the last six months.
What the terms mean 7 terms
- Vacant land tax (Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT)): A yearly tax of 3% of the land's value on land that is zoned for homes and serviced but left unbuilt.
- Building started (Commencement notice (BCMS)): The builder must tell the council's building control office 14 to 28 days before work starts.
- Signed off as finished (Certificate of Compliance on Completion): A certificate filed when a building is finished, confirming it meets the building regulations.
- Approved (Grant of permission): The council said yes, usually with conditions.
- Approval ran out without being built (Permission lapsed / expired): Most permissions last five years.
- Protected building (Protected structure (Record of Protected Structures)): A building the council has listed for its heritage value.
- What the land is zoned for (Zoning objective): The council's development plan sets what each area is for: homes, shops, open space and so on.
Sources and licences 27
| Source | Publisher | Licence | Fetched |
|---|---|---|---|
| EPA strategic noise maps | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| Fingal County Council and Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council development plan layers (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| National Transport Authority | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | An Coimisiún Pleanála | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC-BY-4.0 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC… | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https: | Local authorities (consultation portals) | public | 14 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | all-rights-reserved | 14 Oct 2026 |
| cso.ie | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| dartplus.ie project extents over NTA GTFS rail shapes (CC BY 4.0) | — | CC BY 4.0 | — |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC-BY-4.0 | 12 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | public | 14 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | Tailte Éireann | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | CSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributors | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| propertypriceregister.ie | Property Services Regulatory Authority (PPR) | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use… | 14 Oct 2026 |
| services3.arcgis.com | Local authorities (Record of Protected Structures) | unstated (council's public ArcGIS serv… · flag only | — |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | public (Tusla statutory register; ackn… | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Oct 2026 |
Measured
counted from a public register
Calculated
a rate or median we worked out from those counts
Our classification
we sorted it by reading each description
Estimate
inferred from another source (census, map data)
Rule summary
the law, simplified: check before relying on it
How we work this out
Generated 14 Oct 2026, 07:22 from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live. Not a legal search: the council's planning file is the record. Deadlines come from published dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000: confirm with the council before relying on them. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors; building outlines © Overture Maps Foundation. The text version carries every figure with its source, for an AI assistant.