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Planning report · Laois County Council · 2000 m around the house · the last 12 months · 26 Oct 2026, 21:34

19 Glendowns, Portlaoise

53.03165, -7.28764

Homes here mostly date from the 1970s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). 86 homes approved 599 m away haven't started.

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Distance
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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Laois County Council: council consultations.

98%of home extensions approved nearbyn=60 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–544open for comments nearbyclose 3 Nov–20 Nov492homes approved nearby, not startednearest 458 m · 21853

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  1. 1ApplySite notice up, plans online
  2. 2Comments5 weeks, €20. Comment to keep your right to appeal
  3. 3Decision8 weeks by law. Here 51 days
  4. 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
  5. 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
  6. 6PermissionLasts 5 years
  7. 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 6 months after
  8. 8Sign-offCompletion cert, or the owner opts out
Question 1

What's the planning story of this house?

Figure 1

When it was built, and the rules since

Most homes here were built 1971–80, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992).

Timeline from 1955: planning permission needed from October 1964, building regulations from June 1992, building records online from March 2014, sign-off opt-out from September 2015. Most homes here were built 1971–1980.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1971–1980 (census estimate)most built

Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.

MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area

On this site
S5
Zoning · Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningS5 · Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
What it says

Community Educational and Institutional: To protect and provide for local neighbourhood, community, ecclesiastical, recreational and educational facilities.

Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

laois county development plan 2021 2027 · 8 Mar 2022 – 7 Mar 2028

ZoningS5 · Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure
What it says

Community-Educational-Institutional: To protect and provide for local neighbourhood, community, ecclesiastical, recreational and educational facilities.

Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs.

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

Not on this site: protected building, 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: Tretorn Sport Ltd. (416 m); Smith & McLaurin Ltd. (427 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 2.0 km
Within 2.0 kmCountFor example
Heritage inventory buildings188Greenville; Newpark
Monuments30Church; Ritual site - holy well
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: 61 on the draft 2027 map; 239 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:51open
Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
Constraint layers (bundle)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:37open
National Inventory of Architectural HeritageCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:35open
Sites and Monuments RecordCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 19:29open
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.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
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Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
Question 2

Could you extend?

Nothing on this site restricts it: not protected, not in a conservation area.

Figure 2

What happened to applications like yours

Extensions are almost always approved here: 90–100% by type. A new house in a garden is harder: 82% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

Single-storey rear11 decided · more info asked 36%
100% · council 100%
Attic or dormer10 decided · more info asked 20%
90% · council 94%
New house in a garden or site11 decided · more info asked 36%
82% · council 90%
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 · 32 nearby, 1,114 council-wide

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

1 approved
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Dormer or attic11—

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.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. 1 in 4 is asked for more information, which adds about 110 days. Building starts about 6 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; If more info asked (1 in 4): 158 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 194 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 mo21 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 48–54 (n=44)51 daysIf more info asked (1 in 4)With further information: median 158 days (n=16)158 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 194 days after permission (n=20)194 days after permissionSigned off70% of owners opt out of sign-off

    Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.

    Calculated60 decided home extensions, 20 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 4

    What appeals changed

    1 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 11 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed11 decided
    1 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

    Appeals nearby 6 in the last 12 months
    • 501545 Granted · Hapurs Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois (part of former Minch Norton… · 1.2 km
    • 324706 Pending · Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. · 1.3 km
    • 501389 Refused · 25 HAWTHORN WAY , ESKER HILLS PORTLAOISE , CO. LAOIS · 1.4 km
    • 324341 Withdrawn · Lands located between Harpur?s Lane and Mountrath Road (former… · 1.4 km
    • 501203 Granted with conditions · 35 Borris Road , Portlaoise , Co Laois · 724 m
    • 501204 Withdrawn · Dublin Road , Borris Little , Portlaoise · 563 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:32
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher25 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around 19 Glendowns, Portlaoise with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not started
    1. 1A site at Summerhill Portlaoise Co. Laois (now known as 'Sand Wood')., The site is generally bound to the north by Aghnaharna Drive to the east by Holy Family School Road 2660715No decision yet · 475 m
    2. 2in the townlands of Ballymackan Ballymooney, Beladd Kilminchy Ballyroan and Borris Little 2660696No decision yet · 514 m
    3. 3Dublin Road, Borris Little 2660755No decision yet · 571 m
    4. 4Portlaoise GAA, Rathleague Portlaoise 2660710No decision yet · 1.6 km
    5. 5Dargan Woods, Borris Road 2660255Approved with conditions · 1.3 km
    6. 6No. 88 Marian Avenue, Portlaoise 2660548Refused · 1.5 km
    7. 7Suiamhneas Community Childcare, Treo Nua Resource Centre Premises 2660467Approved with conditions · 1.9 km
    8. 8Borris Road and Collier’s Lane, Borris Great Ballyroan & Kilminchy 2660557Approved with conditions · 2.0 km
    9. 9Summerhill Portlaoise 2260011Approved, no sign building has started · 600 m
    10. 10Maryville House 2460422Approved, no sign building has started · 956 m
    11. 11Portlaoise 2560387Approved, no sign building has started · 979 m
    12. 12Block A Parkside 2460415Approved, no sign building has started · 1.0 km
    13. 13Block 5 2460623Approved, no sign building has started · 1.2 km
    14. 14Harpur’s Lane 2460056Approved, no sign building has started · 1.3 km
    15. 15Lands located between Harpur’s Lane and Mountrath Road 2660008Approved, no sign building has started · 1.5 km
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 39 permissions since 2016, 12 show a start notice and 6 have a completion certificate.

    42 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 39 approved, 3 refused. After appeals: 39 approved. Of those: 6 signed off, 3 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 25 with no start notice found, 2 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT39: lodged → approved3: lodged → refused39: approved → approved3: refused → refused25: approved → no start notice found3: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off6: approved → signed off2: approved → ran out42 lodged42 lodged39 approved39 approved3 refused3 refused39 approved39 approved3 refused3 refused25 no start notice found25 no start notice found3 built, owner opted out3 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off6 signed off6 signed off2 ran out2 ran out

    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.

    Measured42 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    10 deadlines within 2.0 km; the first closes 27 Oct 2026.

    9 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-10-27 2660255: CONDITIONAL — construct a Large Scale Residential Development at this site: Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. The deve; 2026-11-02 2660548: REFUSED — subdivide Existing Two Storey to Form 2 No. Dwellings and (b) Single Storey Extension to the Front Southwest Façade and ; 2026-11-03 2660696: application received — apply for a 10-year permission for development of a district heating energy centre at a site located at Ballymackan, Por; 2026-11-04 ACP 501389: Refuse permission; 2026-11-04 2660557: CONDITIONAL — upgrade and extension of the existing Borris Road Wastewater Pumping Station and to upgrade sections of the incoming gra; 2026-11-06 2660710: application received — develop at Portlaoise GAA, Rathleague, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 Y160. The development will consist of the relocation o; 2026-11-09 2660467: CONDITIONAL — construct an extension to the existing community centre to facilitate the expansion of the existing creche, together wit; 2026-11-10 2660715: application received — amend the permitted Neighbourhood Centre building granted under LCC Reg. Ref. 23/60348, as amended under LCC Reg. Ref. 2; 2026-11-20 2660755: application received — remove the two existing advertising billboards and erect a new digital advertising billboard and all associated and nectoday31 Oct5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov2660255: CONDITIONAL — construct a Large Scale Residential Development at this site: Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. The deve · 1.3 km away · 2026-10-272660548: REFUSED — subdivide Existing Two Storey to Form 2 No. Dwellings and (b) Single Storey Extension to the Front Southwest Façade and · 1.5 km away · 2026-11-022660696: application received — apply for a 10-year permission for development of a district heating energy centre at a site located at Ballymackan, Por · 514 m away · 2026-11-03ACP 501389: Refuse permission · 1.4 km away · 2026-11-042660557: CONDITIONAL — upgrade and extension of the existing Borris Road Wastewater Pumping Station and to upgrade sections of the incoming gra · 2 km away · 2026-11-042660710: application received — develop at Portlaoise GAA, Rathleague, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 Y160. The development will consist of the relocation o · 1.6 km away · 2026-11-062660467: CONDITIONAL — construct an extension to the existing community centre to facilitate the expansion of the existing creche, together wit · 1.9 km away · 2026-11-092660715: application received — amend the permitted Neighbourhood Centre building granted under LCC Reg. Ref. 23/60348, as amended under LCC Reg. Ref. 2 · 475 m away · 2026-11-102660755: application received — remove the two existing advertising billboards and erect a new digital advertising billboard and all associated and nec · 571 m away · 2026-11-20
    Comments closeTime to appeal endsHigh Court window ends
    • Time to appeal ends 27 Oct 20261 day left
      52660255 · CONDITIONAL — construct a Large Scale Residential Development at this site: Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co.…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.3 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 2 Nov 20267 days left
      62660548 · REFUSED — subdivide Existing Two Storey to Form 2 No. Dwellings and (b) Single Storey Extension to the Front Southwest…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.5 km away
    • Comments close 3 Nov 20268 days left
      22660696 · application received — apply for a 10-year permission for development of a district heating energy centre at a site…
      €20 to the council · 514 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 4 Nov 20269 days left
      Refuse permission
      1.4 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20269 days left
      82660557 · CONDITIONAL — upgrade and extension of the existing Borris Road Wastewater Pumping Station and to upgrade sections of…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 2.0 km away
    • Comments close 6 Nov 202611 days left
      42660710 · application received — develop at Portlaoise GAA, Rathleague, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 Y160. The development will…
      €20 to the council · 1.6 km away
    • Time to appeal ends 9 Nov 202614 days left
      72660467 · CONDITIONAL — construct an extension to the existing community centre to facilitate the expansion of the existing…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 1.9 km away
    • Comments close 10 Nov 202615 days left
      12660715 · application received — amend the permitted Neighbourhood Centre building granted under LCC Reg. Ref. 23/60348, as…
      €20 to the council · 475 m away
    • Comments close 20 Nov 202625 days left
      32660755 · application received — remove the two existing advertising billboards and erect a new digital advertising billboard and…
      €20 to the council · 571 m away
    • Time to ask the High Court for a review ends 3 Dec 202638 days left
      Grant permission
      1.2 km away

    Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file

    Figure 7

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    86 homes 599 m away were approved May 2023 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Mar 2028.

    Summerhill Portlaoise · 86 homes: 86 homes approved May 2023, not started; Colliers Lane Ballyroan · 86 homes: 86 homes approved Sep 2026, not started; Lands located between… · 76 homes: 76 homes approved Aug 2026, not started; N80 Mountmellick Road… · 71 homes: 71 homes approved Nov 2025, not started2023202420252026202720282029203020312032Summerhill Portlaoise · 86 homes599 m · 226001186 homes approved May 2023, not started86 homes approved May 2023, not startedColliers Lane Ballyroan · 86 homes1.6 km · 266011286 homes approved Sep 2026, not started86 homes approved Sep 2026, not startedLands located between… · 76 homes1.5 km · 266000876 homes approved Aug 2026, not started76 homes approved Aug 2026, not startedN80 Mountmellick Road… · 71 homes1.7 km · 256029371 homes approved Nov 2025, not started71 homes approved Nov 2025, not startedtoday

    Each row is a dated fact from a public register: no score and no forecast.

    Measuredcouncil registers, BCMS, derelict sites registers, development plan layers (CC BY 4.0)

    Sites that could change 20 within 2.0 km

    Approved, not started 10

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 11.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 102 m
    • 1.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 153 m
    • 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 184 m
    • 1.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 302 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 345 m
    • 1.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 347 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 359 m
    • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 371 m
    • 0.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 388 m
    • 2.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 392 m

    Not covered here: council land to be sold (Dublin only).

    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), Derelict sites registers, National Planning Application Database, Residential Zoned Land Tax maps · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.019 Oct 2026, 23:17open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 8

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 4 and 16 a year; busiest 2025. 93% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 5, 2022: 6, 2023: 4, 2024: 6, 2025: 16, 2026: 5051015202021: 5 approved5’21*2022: 5 approved2022: 1 refused6’222023: 4 approved4’232024: 6 approved6’242025: 15 approved2025: 1 refused16’252026: 4 approved2026: 1 refused5’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

    2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Open for comments €20 to comment

    Every application within 2.0 km 93 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    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.
    Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    Building work nearby 26 in the last 12 months
    16 not signed off10 no sign-off needed
    • 2 Clonminam Business Park, Portlaoise, Laois · 23 Oct 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23-293 · 1.5 km
    • Colliers Lane, Portlaoise, Laois · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25110 · 2.0 km
    • Willowherb, Sand Wood, Portlaoise, Laois · 30 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60386 · 777 m
    • 99 Main Street, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 X015 · 28 Sept 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 26/60068 · 646 m
    • Sand Wood, Portlaoise, Laois · 23 Sept 2026 · 25 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60385 · 682 m
    • Dargan Woods, Portlaoise, Laois · 7 Sept 2026 · 4 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560311 · 1.6 km
    • Holy Family Senior School, Aghnaharra, Portlaoise, Laois · 19 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 820 m
    • Mountrath Road, Portlaoise, Laois · 12 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.3 km
    • Aghnaharna Court, Portlaoise, Laois · 12 Aug 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 714 m
    • Sand Wood, Portlaoise, Laois · 17 Jul 2026 · 39 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60385 · 733 m
    • 2 Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise, Laois · 29 Jun 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560469 · 918 m
    • Rathleague, Portlaoise, Laois · 25 Jun 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 25/60304 · 1.7 km
    • 11 The Elms, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 NPX2 · 17 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 24/60253 · 1.3 km
    • Dargan Woods, Portlaoise, Laois · 12 May 2026 · 22 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560311 · 1.5 km
    • Sand Wood, Summerhill, Port Laoise, Laois · 7 May 2026 · 7 homes · start notice not signed off · 25/60385 · 756 m
    • Rath Rua, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 XAW9 · 4 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 1.3 km
    • Borris Road, Portlaoise, Laois, R32YW82 · 27 Apr 2026 · start notice not signed off · 2560444 · 1.7 km
    • 5 The Avenue, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 DXR2 · 13 Apr 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560567 · 1.4 km
    • 15 Grenville, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 NX9D · 2 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2460678 · 1.3 km
    • Summerhill Downs, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 YA66 · 5 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60519 · 343 m
    • Summerhill Downs, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 HX45 · 5 Feb 2026 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60477 · 394 m
    • Aghnaharna Drive, Summerhill, Portlaoise, Laois · 27 Jan 2026 · start notice not signed off · 23/60348 · 588 m
    • New Road, Portlaoise, Laois, R32TY7P · 16 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60531 · 389 m
    • 1 Church Avenue, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 EV65 · 18 Dec 2025 · 1 homes · 7-day notice not signed off · 2560490 · 796 m
    • 33 Summerhill, Portlaoise, Laois · 3 Dec 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 2560393 · 333 m
    • Father Brown Avenue, Portlaoise, Laois · 11 Nov 2025 · short notice no sign-off needed · 25/60301 · 1.3 km
    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: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    Homes coming 492 not started
    How we work this out
    Schemes of 10 or more homes approved since 2021, 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).
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Social housing construction status reportCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools

    Named places estate, developments, inspections

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    The Hive at Maples Early Years · Crèche3 Jun 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate360 m
    The Stables@Maples · Crèche25 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate360 m
    The Maples Creche · Crèche9 Mar 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate360 m
    Maples 2 · Crèche13 Jan 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate360 m
    Portlaoise Nursery and Montessori School · Crèche24 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate485 m
    Elaines Little Treasures Preschool Limited · Crèche4 Jun 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 841 m
    Little Scholars Montessori School · Crèche16 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate858 m
    Laois International School · Crèche14 Jul 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate863 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.
    Sources: Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 21 Oct 2026, 23:37
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register21 Oct 2026, 23:37open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Laois County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here329
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here361
    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.
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 01:57
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:57open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 9

    This street block against the council

    86% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    28% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    13% · council 44%
    Owner-occupied
    86% · council 71%
    Rented
    9% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    25% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    18% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    66% · council 49%
    Work mainly from home
    13% · council 9%
    This small area (385 people)Laois

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107079005

    Bus
    336 m
    Stradbrook · PL2 · busiest stop within 500 m: 3 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    252 m
    Maryboro NS, 96 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Maryboro NS · primary · 96 pupils · 252 m
    • Gaelscoil Phort Laoise · primary · 369 pupils · 309 m
    • Portlaoise Educate Together NS · primary · 457 pupils · 394 m
    • Holy Family Junior School · primary · 599 pupils · 765 m
    • St Francis S S · primary · 121 pupils · 835 m
    • Holy Family Senior School · primary · 644 pupils · 837 m
    • Dunamase College (Coláiste Dhún Másc) · postprimary · 506 pupils · 850 m
    • The Kolbe Special School · primary · 49 pupils · 882 m

    Stops 64

    • Stradbrook · PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 336 m
    • Stradbrook · PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 346 m
    • Saint Fintans Campus · PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 382 m
    • Saint Fintans Campus · PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 386 m
    • St Peter and P's Ch · 823, 858, 858a, 858b, PL2 · 3/hour at peak · 467 m
    • St Peter and P's Ch · IW04, PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 479 m
    • Saint Peter and Paul's Church · IW08 · 547 m
    • Saint Peter and Paul's Church · 834, LS1, PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 547 m

    Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year

    • Maryboro NS · 252 m+3.2% pupils (96)
    • Gaelscoil Phort Laoise · 309 m-1.9% pupils (369) · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    • Portlaoise Educate Together NS · 394 m-1.5% pupils (457) · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions
    • Holy Family Junior School · 765 m-0.3% pupils (599)
    • St Francis S S · 834 m+1.7% pupils (121) · temporary classrooms 2025, approved with conditions · 4 classrooms 2024, approved with conditions
    • Holy Family Senior School · 837 m+0.2% pupils (644)
    Sources: Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS), Department of Education school list, National Planning Application Database, Council consultation portals, Council meetings (ModernGov), Land Development Agency public land register, 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 26 Oct 2026, 01:54
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    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Sept 2026, 23:32open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 01:32open
    Council consultation portalsPublic26 Oct 2026, 00:55open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public26 Oct 2026, 01:54open
    Land Development Agency public land registerCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026, 16:43open
    cso_saps_2022CC BY 4.0—open
    National Transport AuthorityCC 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 mapsCC BY 4.0——
    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Zoned S5 (sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure), not for homes: could you extend?
      Ask for: A solicitor's or planner's view.
      Solicitor · planner
    2. Application 475 m away open for comments until 10 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    3. Any work done without planning permission?
      Ask for: An opinion of compliance for the whole house.
      Seller · solicitor
    Reference

    Where this is, the terms, the sources

    Townland
    Borris Little
    Electoral division
    Portlaoighise Rural
    Electoral area
    Portlaoise
    Council
    Laois County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Zoned S5 (sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure); not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 20 sites nearby could change: 10 approved schemes, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 4 applications open for comments nearby; nearest closes 10 Nov 2026.
    • 492 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 86 at Colliers Lane Ballyroan.
    • St Peter and P's Ch (bus 823, 858) 467 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 13 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 86% owner-occupied (council 71%); 6% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1971–1980; 62% drive to work (council 65%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 36% are asked for more information.
    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.
    • Comment on an application (Observation / submission): Anyone can comment on a planning application within five weeks of it being lodged, for a €20 fee.
    • Appeal (Appeal to An Coimisiún Pleanála): The applicant, or anyone who commented in time, can appeal the council's decision within four weeks.
    • 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.
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    Fingal County Council—CC BY 4.0—
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    National Transport Authority—CC BY 4.0—
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    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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    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 26 Oct 2026, 21:34 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.