Rossvale, Portlaoise Rural ED, The Municipal District of Portlaoise, County Laois, Leinster, Éire / Ireland
Homes here mostly date from the 1990s. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 14 homes approved 462 m away haven't started.
Not held yet for Laois County Council: council consultations.
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 52 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 1991–2000, under planning permission and building regulations. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2026.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20262660542 · work already done · approved 2026 · work already doneapprovedstartedsigned off?
- 202221817 · attic or dormer · approved 2022 · not started, runs out 2027approvedstartedsigned off
- 202121798 · attic or dormer · withdrawnapproved?started?signed off?
Zoning, protection, tax and flood: the detail
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
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.
Licensed industrial sites within 1.0 km: Portlaoise (316 m)
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), EPA licensed facilities (LEAP), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle) · fetched 2 Nov 2026, 23:44
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:13 | open |
| EPA licensed facilities (LEAP) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 23:44 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:58 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 2026, 03:43 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 2026, 05:17 | open |
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: 94% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
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 · 16 nearby, 889 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
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 | 1 | — |
On Rossvale: 5 extensions in 10 years, 100% of all applications approved; most common single-storey side.
Refused within 100 m 0 in the last 12 months
Nothing refused this close in the last 12 months.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 2026, 03:43 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 2026, 05:17 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 52 days. 1 in 3 is asked for more information, which adds about 39 days.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated34 decided home extensions, 6 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 2 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 2 appealed approvals were reversed.
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?
- 1Rossleighan 2460291
- 21.3 ha zoned for homes
- 30.8 ha zoned for homes
- 43.3 ha zoned for homes
- 50.3 ha zoned for homes
- 61.3 ha zoned for homes
- 75.9 ha zoned for homes
- 829 Rossvale, Mountmellick Road 2660542
- 9Mountmellick rd, Portlaoise 2613
- 1047 Glenbarrow, Portlaoise 2660061
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 23 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.
Measured24 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
Approved, stalled or planned, not built yet
14 homes 462 m away were approved Jul 2025 with no start notice yet; the permission runs to Jul 2030.
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
- Rossleighan · 14 homes approved Jul 2025, not started · 462 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 21.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 21 m
- 30.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 32 m
- 43.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 56 m
- 50.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 110 m
- 61.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 112 m
- 75.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 112 m
- 0.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 119 m
- 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 125 m
- 0.5 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 128 m
- 0.7 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 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 2026, 03:43 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026, 23:17 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 2026, 05:17 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:58 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 3 and 5 a year; busiest 2024. 96% of decisions were approvals.
2021 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Every application within 500 m 4 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 829 Rossvale , Mountmellick Road , Portlaoise Co. Laois Approved with conditionsretain a domestic shed/studio as constructed, for use ancillary to the enjoyment of the existing dwelling,…
- 9Mountmellick rd , Portlaoise ApprovedExtend duration of planning reference 19/670 and ABP 308653-20
- 1047 Glenbarrow , Portlaoise , Co. Laois. Approved with conditionsretain existing domestic shed to rear of dwelling house and associated site works. Planning Permission is…
- 47 Glenbarrow , Portlaoise , Co. Laois. Withdrawn or not validretain existing domestic shed to rear of dwelling house and associated site works. Planning Permission is…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 2026, 05:17 | open |
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 2026, 03:43 | open |
Homes coming 14 not started
- 1Rossleighan · 14 homes · not started · runs out 7 Jul 2030 · 462 m
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database, Social housing construction status report · fetched 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 2026, 03:43 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 2026, 05:17 | open |
| Social housing construction status report | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Estate: Rossvale · 9 applications in 10 years · 100% approved · most common: single-storey side
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Kolbe Pre-School · Crèche | 15 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 337 m |
| O’Moore Place Childcare · Crèche | 3 Oct 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 532 m |
| Tots Creche and Day Care Ltd. · Crèche | 1 May 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 867 m |
How we work this out
Sources: Housing estates, Department of Education school list, Tusla early years register · fetched 28 Oct 2026, 23:19
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Housing estates | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:03 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| Tusla early years register | Public register | 28 Oct 2026, 23:19 | open |
How busy is this area Busier than most of Laois County Council.
How we work this out
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 2026, 03:43 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 2026, 05:17 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
1% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 63% owner-occupied (council 71%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107079046
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- Scoil Bhride Ns · primary · 727 pupils · 936 m
Stops 23
- Liogard · 823, IW08, LS1, PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 178 m
- Rossleighan Park · 823, LS1, PL1 · 3/hour at peak · 203 m
- Rossleighan Park · 823, LS1, PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 224 m
- Liogard · 823, IW08, LS1, PL1 · 3/hour at peak · 233 m
- Lakeglen · 823, LS1, PL1 · 3/hour at peak · 434 m
- Lakeglen · 823, LS1, PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 497 m
- Woodgrove · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 575 m
- Woodgrove · PL1 · 590 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- Scoil Bhride Ns · 936 m-1.4% pupils (727)
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 4 Nov 2026, 05:17
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 23:05 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 2026, 05:17 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 4 Nov 2026, 01:13 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 4 Nov 2026, 02:32 | open |
| Land Development Agency public land register | 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
- Work already done (2660542): work kept with permission. Done as approved?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The retention grant and an opinion of compliance.
- Attic or dormer (21817) approved 2022, not started: still planned?Seller · solicitorAsk for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- 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
- Maryborough
- Electoral division
- Portlaoighise Rural
- Electoral area
- Portlaoise
- Council
- Laois County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 3 applications on this site; latest 2660542, approved 2026, 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.
- 14 homes approved nearby, not started; largest 14 at Rossleighan.
- Rossleighan Park (bus 823, LS1) 203 m away: 3 an hour at morning peak; 14 from all stops within 500 m.
- Noise from road traffic mapped at 55–59 dB (day-evening-night average, EPA 2022).
- Here (2022 census): 63% owner-occupied (council 71%); 5% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 1991–2000; 66% drive to work (council 65%); population up 8% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026. On Rossvale: 5 in 10 years, 100% approved.
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.
- 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
| 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 | 30 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 4 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 3 Nov 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 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| data.epa.ie | Environmental Protection Agency (LEAP licence register) | CC BY 4.0 | 2 Nov 2026 |
| overpass-api.de | OpenStreetMap contributors, NHDS, Kildare County Council | ODbL 1.0, CC BY-SA 4.0, CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 4 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 4 Nov 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) | © PSRA, PSI licence | 4 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC BY-SA 4.0 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | Public register | 28 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026 |