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Planning report · Laois County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 1 Nov 2026, 15:03

Dun Mase, Portlaoise

53.03630, -7.26341

Homes here mostly date from after 2016. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (100%). 1 application nearby open for comments.

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Time
12 months2 years5 years

Not held yet for Laois County Council: council consultations.

100%of home extensions approved nearbyn=60 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–541open for comments nearbyclose 3 Nov

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 50 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 7 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 after 2016, with building records online.

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 2016–2021.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2016–2021 (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
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
No
Vacant land tax · not on the map
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail

No zoning in the plans we hold.

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: Laois Sawmills Limited (935 m)

Vacant land taxNo not on the map
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
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: 9 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 26 Oct 2026, 23:21
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
EPA licensed facilities (LEAP)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:21open
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
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
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

A new house in a garden is harder: 88% approved, and 1 in 3 is asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site8 decided · more info asked 38%
88% · 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 · 8 nearby, 889 council-wide

Extensions and refusals right beside you 0 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 0 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

No home extensions within 250 m in the last 12 months.

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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 3

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 6 is asked for more information, which adds about 122 days. Building starts about 7 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 50 days; If more info asked (1 in 6): 170 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 206 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 mo18 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 50 days, middle half 48–54 (n=50)50 daysIf more info asked (1 in 6)With further information: median 170 days (n=10)170 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 206 days after permission (n=19)206 days after permissionSigned off79% 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, 19 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 9 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed9 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

    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Dun Mase, Portlaoise with 10 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsEmpty land zoned for homesNo decision yetApproved
    1. 1in the townlands of Ballymackan Ballymooney, Beladd Kilminchy Ballyroan and Borris Little 2660696No decision yet · 391 m
    2. 26.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 280 m
    3. 34.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 289 m
    4. 43.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 290 m
    5. 52.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 382 m
    6. 64.5 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 424 m
    7. 71.0 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 436 m
    8. 81 Heathfields, Portlaoise 2660487No decision yet · 469 m
    9. 930 Dunmasc, Dublin Road 2660281Approved with conditions · 479 m
    10. 102 Heathfields, Portlaoise 2660664No decision yet · 484 m
    Figure 5

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 13 permissions since 2016, 3 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    14 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 12 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 13 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 1 built with the owner's opt-out, 0 started, 7 with no start notice found, 3 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT12: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused12: approved → approved1: refused → refused1 refused by the council, approved after an appeal7: approved → no start notice found1: approved → built, owner opted out2: approved → signed off3: approved → ran out14 lodged14 lodged12 approved12 approved2 refused2 refused13 approved13 approved1 refused1 refused7 no start notice found7 no start notice found1 built, owner opted out1 built, owner opted out2 signed off2 signed off3 ran out3 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.

    Measured14 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 6

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 3 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 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, Portoday6 Nov11 Nov16 Nov21 Nov26 Nov1 Dec2660696: application received — apply for a 10-year permission for development of a district heating energy centre at a site located at Ballymackan, Por · 391 m away · 2026-11-03
    Comments close
    • Comments close 3 Nov 20262 days left
      12660696 · application received — apply for a 10-year permission for development of a district heating energy centre at a site…
      €20 to the council · 391 m away

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

    Sites that could change 9 within 500 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 9

    • 26.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 280 m
    • 34.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 289 m
    • 43.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 290 m
    • 52.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 382 m
    • 64.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 424 m
    • 71.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 436 m
    • 0.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 448 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 469 m
    • 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 486 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 7

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 3 and 6 a year; busiest 2022. 86% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 1, 2022: 6, 2023: 3, 2025: 3, 2026: 105102021: 1 approved1’21*2022: 4 approved2022: 2 refused6’222023: 3 approved3’232025: 3 approved3’252026: 1 approved1’26*
    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 500 m 7 in the last 12 months

    See every application on the map

    • 102 Heathfields , Portlaoise , Co. Laois No decision yet
      retain the conversion of existing domestic garage (granted under plg file:07374) and extension of the same,…
      266066421 Sept 2026484 m
    • 2 Heathfields , Portlaoise , Co. Laois Withdrawn or not valid
      retain the conversion of existing domestic garage (granted under plg file:07374) and extension of the same,…
      266065917 Sept 2026484 m
    • 81 Heathfields , Portlaoise , Co. Laois No decision yet
      construct a new 2 storey dwelling, domestic garage, new site entrance, ancillary site services and all…
      266048717 Jul 20261 homes469 m
    • 1 Heathfields , Portlaoise , Co. Laois Withdrawn or not valid
      construct a new 2 storey dwelling, domestic garage, new site entrance, ancillary site services and all…
      266047513 Jul 2026469 m
    • 930 Dunmasc , Dublin Road , Portlaoise Approved with conditions
      retain extension constructed to the front of existing dwelling house, incorporating an accessible WC and…
      26602817 Jul 20261 homes479 m
    • 30 Dunmasc , Dublin Road , Portlaoise Withdrawn or not valid
      retain an extension constructed to the front of existing dwelling house, incorporating an accessible WC and…
      266027214 May 2026479 m
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    • Foxburrow · 121 homes · building started · 434 m
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    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
    Little Stars Montessori School at KSH · Crèche12 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate977 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 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    Tusla early years registerPublic register28 Oct 2026, 23:19open
    How busy is this area Busier than most of Laois County Council.
    Homes approved
    Here271
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here227
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 03:07open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 8

    This street block against the council

    81% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    18% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    62% · council 44%
    Owner-occupied
    81% · council 71%
    Rented
    13% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    24% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    13% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    60% · council 49%
    Work mainly from home
    15% · council 9%
    This small area (203 people)Laois

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107079050/01

    Road noise
    45–49 dB
    day–night average (EPA 2022)
    Bus
    643 m
    Kilminchy · 726, 735, 827
    Nearest school
    827 m
    The Kolbe Special School, 49 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • The Kolbe Special School · primary · 49 pupils · 827 m

    Stops 14

    • Kilminchy · 726, 735, 827, 830, 832, 834 · 5/hour at peak · 643 m
    • Carrick Hill · 834, PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 654 m
    • Carrick Hill · 834, PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 660 m
    • Kilminchy · IW08 · 669 m
    • Kilminchy · 726, 735, 827, 829, 830, 834 · 5/hour at peak · 669 m
    • Kilminchy View · PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 753 m
    • Block Road · PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 758 m
    • Block Road · PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 765 m

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

    • The Kolbe Special School · 827 m+11.4% pupils (49)
    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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:02open
    Department of Education school listCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.01 Nov 2026, 05:02open
    Council consultation portalsPublic1 Nov 2026, 01:08open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public1 Nov 2026, 02:24open
    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. Application 391 m away open for comments until 3 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    2. 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
    Ballymooney
    Electoral division
    Portlaoighise Rural
    Electoral area
    Portlaoise
    Council
    Laois County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • Not protected; no vacant land tax.
    • 9 sites nearby could change: 9 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 3 Nov 2026.
    • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Kilminchy, 643 m away (5 an hour).
    • Noise from road traffic mapped at 45–49 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
    • Here (2022 census): 80% owner-occupied (council 71%); 5% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2016 or later; 65% drive to work (council 65%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 36% are asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 5 in the last year, 377 three years before.
    What the terms mean 4 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.
    • 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.
    • 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 25
    SourcePublisherLicenceFetched
    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.comAn Coimisiún PleanálaCC BY 4.030 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public1 Nov 2026
    www2.courts.ie—© the publisher31 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.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    data.epa.ieEnvironmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public1 Nov 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.01 Nov 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comTailte ÉireannCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 2026
    propertypriceregister.ieProperty Services Regulatory Authority (PPR)© PSRA, PSI licence1 Nov 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities (RZLT maps)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of EducationCC BY 4.027 Oct 2026
    gov.ieDepartment of HousingCC BY-SA 4.023 Oct 2026
    tusla.ieTusla (Early Years Inspectorate)Public register28 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comLocal authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan)CC BY 4.025 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 1 Nov 2026, 15:03 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.