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Planning report · Laois County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 29 Oct 2026, 20:30

Hawthorn Drive, Portlaoise

53.04447, -7.27411

Homes here mostly date from the 1980s. 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (99%). 86 homes approved 294 m away haven't started.

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Not held yet for Laois County Council: council consultations.

1planning file on this houselatest 202299%of home extensions approved nearbyn=67 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 48–541open for comments nearbyclose 3 Nov86homes approved nearby, not startednearest 294 m · 2660112

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 5 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 1981–90, after planning permission began and before building regulations (1992). 1 planning file on this house, the latest from 2022.

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 1981–1990. 1 planning file on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of BallyroanBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 1981–1990 (census estimate)most built2022: 22519 · work already done, approved2021: 1 file on Ballyroan2023: 1 file on Ballyroan2026: 2 files on Ballyroan4 files

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

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

  1. 2022
    22519 · work already done · approved 2022 · work already done
    approvedstartedsigned off?
On this site
R2
Zoning · Existing residential
No
Protected or listed · on the council's list
Yes
Vacant land tax · 3% of land value a year
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Residential 1 - Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

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

ZoningR2 · Existing residential
What it says

Residential 1 - Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities.

An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour's objection to an overbearing extension is usually argued under.

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.

Vacant land taxYes 3% of the land's value a year
Flood riskNone mapped within 500 m
Within 500 mCountFor example
Monuments1R143157
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. This land is on the council's final map for the vacant land tax. Unless it is a home someone lives in (or its garden), the owner pays 3% of the land's value a year until homes are built or the zoning changes. The OPW flood map's licence lets us show a yes/no only. Land on the vacant land tax map nearby: 2 on the draft 2027 map; 25 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Development plan zoning (councils)CC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:06open
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
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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
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: 89% approved, and 67% are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site9 decided · more info asked 67%
89% · 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 · 9 nearby, 888 council-wide

Figure 3

Ballyroan, file by file since 2021

2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved.

4 planning files on Ballyroan since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · attic conversion / dormer · approved · 2191No number · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2660557Porches, roofs, otherNo number · 2023 · other work · approved · 2360366No number · 2026 · other work · approved · 2660112New house in a side garden
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

4 files with "Ballyroan" 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 · 2021–2026

Extensions and refusals right beside you 2 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m

Extensions and refusals near you 2 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months

1 approved1 no decision or withdrawn
KindAppliedApprovedRefused
Rear21—

On Hawthorn Drive: 6 extensions in 10 years, 100% of all applications approved; most common rear.

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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 7 is asked for more information, which adds about 58 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 50 days; If more info asked (1 in 7): 108 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 157 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=57)50 daysIf more info asked (1 in 7)With further information: median 108 days (n=10)108 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 157 days after permission (n=23)157 days after permissionSigned off83% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated67 decided home extensions, 23 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála

    Figure 5

    What appeals changed

    1 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 10 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed10 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 1 in the last 12 months
    • 324706 Pending · Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. · 366 m
    Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews)© the publisher28 Oct 2026, 23:11open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 4

    What's changing around you?

    Street map around Hawthorn Drive, Portlaoise with 15 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseOpen for commentsWindow closingApproved, not startedLarge schemeEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1in the townlands of Ballymackan Ballymooney, Beladd Kilminchy Ballyroan and Borris Little 2660696No decision yet · 453 m
    2. 2Borris Road and Collier’s Lane, Borris Great Ballyroan & Kilminchy 2660557Approved with conditions · 310 m
    3. 3Colliers Lane Ballyroan 2660112Approved, no sign building has started · 294 m
    4. 4Colliers Lane, Kilminchy 2660304No decision yet · 124 m
    5. 5Dargan Woods, Borris Road 2660255Approved with conditions · 366 m
    6. 61.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 46 m
    7. 79.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 123 m
    8. 85.4 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 127 m
    9. 94.9 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 179 m
    10. 102.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 285 m
    11. 112.7 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 302 m
    12. 12Colliers Lane, Portlaoise 2660149Approved with conditions · 13 m
    13. 13Borris Road, Borris Great 2660661No decision yet · 303 m
    14. 14Colliers Lane, Portlaoise 25110Approved with conditions · 308 m
    15. 1543 RATHEVAN VIEW, PORTLAOISE 2660625No decision yet · 439 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 44 permissions since 2016, 14 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate. Most owners opt out of sign-off.

    46 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 44 approved, 2 refused. After appeals: 44 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 9 built with the owner's opt-out, 3 started, 21 with no start notice found, 9 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT44: lodged → approved2: lodged → refused44: approved → approved2: refused → refused21: approved → no start notice found9: approved → built, owner opted out3: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off9: approved → ran out46 lodged46 lodged44 approved44 approved2 refused2 refused44 approved44 approved2 refused2 refused21 no start notice found21 no start notice found9 built, owner opted out9 built, owner opted out3 started, not signed off3 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off9 ran out9 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.

    Measured46 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 3 Nov 2026.

    2 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, Por; 2026-11-04 2660557: CONDITIONAL — upgrade and extension of the existing Borris Road Wastewater Pumping Station and to upgrade sections of the incoming gratoday3 Nov8 Nov13 Nov18 Nov23 Nov28 Nov2660696: application received — apply for a 10-year permission for development of a district heating energy centre at a site located at Ballymackan, Por · 453 m away · 2026-11-032660557: CONDITIONAL — upgrade and extension of the existing Borris Road Wastewater Pumping Station and to upgrade sections of the incoming gra · 310 m away · 2026-11-04
    Comments closeTime to appeal ends
    • Comments close 3 Nov 20265 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 · 453 m away
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20266 days left
      22660557 · CONDITIONAL — upgrade and extension of the existing Borris Road Wastewater Pumping Station and to upgrade sections of…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 310 m away

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

    Figure 8

    Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet

    86 homes 294 m away were approved Sept 2026 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Sept 2031.

    Colliers Lane Ballyroan · 86 homes: 86 homes approved Sep 2026, not started202420252026202720282029203020312032Colliers Lane Ballyroan · 86 homes294 m · 266011286 homes approved Sep 2026, not started86 homes approved Sep 2026, 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 11 within 500 m

    Approved, not started 1

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 61.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 46 m
    • 79.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 123 m
    • 85.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 127 m
    • 94.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 179 m
    • 102.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 285 m
    • 112.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 302 m
    • 8.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 303 m
    • 1.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 309 m
    • 0.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 335 m
    • 17.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 4 and 11 a year; busiest 2023. 96% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 14, 2022: 4, 2023: 11, 2024: 7, 2025: 5, 2026: 5051015202021: 14 approved14’21*2022: 4 approved4’222023: 10 approved2023: 1 refused11’232024: 7 approved7’242025: 4 approved2025: 1 refused5’252026: 5 approved5’26*
    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 19 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
    2 not signed off2 no sign-off needed
    • Colliers Lane, Portlaoise, Laois · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25110 · 325 m
    • Dargan Woods, Portlaoise, Laois · 12 May 2026 · 22 homes · start notice not signed off · 2560311 · 346 m
    • Rath Rua, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 XAW9 · 4 May 2026 · 7-day notice not signed off · 416 m
    • BORRIS GREAT, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 KN3H · 4 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560087 · 494 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: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 29 Oct 2026, 02:33
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    Homes coming 86 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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    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

    Estate: Hawthorn Drive · 17 applications in 10 years · 100% approved · most common: rear

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Magic Moments Montessori · Crèche4 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate121 m
    The Village Creche · Crèche25 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 241 m
    Little Stars Montessori School at KSH · Crèche12 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate338 m
    Little Scholars Montessori School · Crèche16 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate833 m
    Darling Buds Montessori and Daycare · Crèche24 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate852 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: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Housing estatesODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.027 Oct 2026, 23:03open
    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
    Here496
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here582
    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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.023 Oct 2026, 23:08open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 02:33open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    2% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 86% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    2% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    1% · council 44%
    Owner-occupied
    86% · council 71%
    Rented
    11% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    15% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    15% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    50% · council 49%
    Work mainly from home
    5% · council 9%
    This small area (241 people)Laois

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107079015

    Bus
    58 m
    Colliers Lane · PL1 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
    Nearest school
    628 m
    Scoil Chriost Ri, 880 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • Scoil Chriost Ri · postprimary · 880 pupils · 628 m
    • St. Mary's C.B.S. · postprimary · 851 pupils · 695 m

    Stops 22

    • Colliers Lane · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 58 m
    • Colliers View · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 340 m
    • Colliers View · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 397 m
    • Carrick Hill · 834, PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 504 m
    • Borris Great · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 515 m
    • Carrick Hill · 834, PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 521 m
    • Borris Great · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 545 m
    • The Hermitage · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 566 m

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

    • Scoil Chriost Ri · 628 m+9.7% pupils (880)
    • St. Mary's C.B.S. · 695 m+5.6% pupils (851)
    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 29 Oct 2026, 05:07
    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 4.029 Oct 2026, 05:07open
    Council consultation portalsPublic29 Oct 2026, 01:01open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public29 Oct 2026, 02:14open
    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. Work already done (22519): work kept with permission. Done as approved?
      Ask for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    3. Application 453 m away open for comments until 3 Nov 2026: comment?
      Ask for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
      Council
    4. 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
    Ballyroan
    Electoral division
    Portlaoighise Rural
    Electoral area
    Portlaoise
    Council
    Laois County Council
    Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
    • 1 application on this site; latest 22519, approved 2022, work already done.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 approved scheme, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 3 Nov 2026.
    • 86 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 86 at Colliers Lane Ballyroan.
    • Colliers Lane (bus PL1) 58 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 6 from all stops within 500 m.
    • Here (2022 census): 86% owner-occupied (council 71%); 6% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1981–1990; 70% drive to work (council 65%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • 2 home extensions within 250 m since 2026. Most were rear extensions. On Hawthorn Drive: 6 in 10 years, 100% approved.
    What the terms mean 8 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.
    • Permission for work already done (Retention permission): An application to keep something that was built without permission.
    • 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 26
    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 4.023 Oct 2026
    data.nbco.gov.ieNational Building Control Office (BCMS)CC BY 4.029 Oct 2026
    data.gov.ieVarious (see each layer)CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.027 Sept 2026
    services-eu1.arcgis.comNational Monuments Service (SMR)CC BY 4.027 Sept 2026
    dlrcoco.citizenspace.comLocal authorities (consultation portals)Public29 Oct 2026
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    cso.ie—CC BY 4.0—
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comLocal authorities (derelict sites registers)CC BY 4.026 Oct 2026
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    transportforireland.ieNational Transport AuthorityCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026
    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
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    services-eu1.arcgis.comCSO, Tailte Éireann, OpenStreetMap contributorsCC BY 4.04 Oct 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 29 Oct 2026, 20:30 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.