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Planning report · Laois County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 31 Oct 2026, 20:57

Lake Drive, Portlaoise

53.04855, -7.26640

Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%). A building site 319 m away stopped before it was finished.

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Not held yet for Laois County Council: council consultations.

3planning files on this houselatest 202598%of home extensions approved nearbyn=54 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs51 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 47–550open for comments nearbywithin 500 m

How planning works, with this area's numbers

steps can overlap · medians for home extensions within 1.5 km, 10 years
  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 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 3 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.

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 2001–2010. 3 planning files on this house.1960197019801990200020102020Oct 1964permission neededJun 1992building regulationsMar 2014building records onlineSep 2015owners may opt out of sign-offThis houseAll of KilminchyBuilt: most homes in this small area date from 2001–2010 (census estimate)most built2025: 25105 · extension, approved2024: 2460295 · new house, approved2023: 2378 · work already done, withdrawn or invalid2021: 10 files on Kilminchy2022: 2 files on Kilminchy2023: 5 files on Kilminchy2024: 4 files on Kilminchy2025: 3 files on Kilminchy2026: 2 files on Kilminchy26 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. 2025
    25105 · extension · approved 2025 · not started, runs out 2028
    approvedstartedsigned off
  2. 2024
    2460295 · new house · approved 2024 · not started, runs out 2029
    approvedstartedsigned off
  3. 2023
    2378 · work already done · withdrawn
    approved?startedsigned 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; 34 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
SourceLicenceFetchedLink
Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
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: 100% approved, and 83% are asked for more information.

New house in a garden or site6 decided · more info asked 83%
100% · 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 · 6 nearby, 889 council-wide

Figure 3

Kilminchy, file by file since 2021

6 of 6 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.

26 planning files on Kilminchy since 2021, by kind and decision.202120222023202420252026Extensions, atticsNo number · 2021 · other extension · approved · 21543No. 29 · 2023 · rear · approved · 23211No. 38 · 2023 · porch / front · approved · 2360205No. 21 · 2024 · other extension · approved · 2460744No. 18 · 2026 · rear · approved · 2660168No number · 2026 · other extension · approved · 2660557Porches, roofs, otherNo. 7 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21141No. 21 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21194No. 19A · 2021 · other work · approved · 21349No. 74 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21392No. 92 · 2021 · other work · approved · 21437No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 21561No. 15 · 2021 · other work · approved · 2184No number · 2021 · other work · approved · 2189No. 4 · 2021 · other work · approved · 2197No number · 2022 · other work · approved · 22349No. 21 · 2022 · other work · approved · 22574No. 6 · 2023 · other work · refused · 2360135No. 8 · 2023 · other work · approved · 2398No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460295No number · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460298No. 27 · 2024 · other work · approved · 2460499No. 14 · 2025 · other work · approved · 2560136No. 5 · 2025 · other work · refused · 2560152No. 4 · 2025 · side · approved · 2560792New house in a side gardenNo number · 2023 · new house · approved · 23106
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid

26 files with "Kilminchy" 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 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
Other11—

On Lake Drive: 4 extensions in 10 years, 87% of all applications approved; most common 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
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 3

    How long, and what if someone objects?

    Figure 4

    A home extension's journey here

    A decision takes 51 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.

    Comments open: 5 weeks · €20; Council decision: 51 days; Appeal window: 4 weeks; Building starts: 144 days after permission0 mo3 mo6 mo9 mo12 mo15 moComments openComments close 5 weeks after the application is lodged5 weeks · €20Council decisionDecision: median 51 days, middle half 47–55 (n=47)51 daysAppeal windowAnyone who commented can appeal within 4 weeks of the decision4 weeksBuilding startsStart notice: median 144 days after permission (n=20)144 days after permissionSigned off80% of owners opt out of sign-off

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

    Calculated54 decided home extensions, 20 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 8 appealed approvals were reversed.

    Refusals appealed1 decided
    1 became permissions
    Approvals appealed8 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 Lake Drive, Portlaoise with 10 numbered planning items
    ⌖ the houseWindow closingEmpty land zoned for homesApprovedNo decision yet
    1. 1Borris Road and Collier’s Lane, Borris Great Ballyroan & Kilminchy 2660557Approved with conditions · 440 m
    2. 20.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 21 m
    3. 310.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 23 m
    4. 41.8 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 26 m
    5. 50.2 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 60 m
    6. 60.1 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 86 m
    7. 72.6 ha zoned for homesEmpty land zoned for homes · 100 m
    8. 818 The Crescent, Kilminchy 2660168Approved with conditions · 265 m
    9. 943 RATHEVAN VIEW, PORTLAOISE 2660625No decision yet · 446 m
    10. 10Lake Glade, Kilminchy 25105Approved · 0 m
    Figure 6

    What happens to applications within 500 m

    Permission isn't building. Of 21 permissions since 2016, 5 show a start notice and 2 have a completion certificate.

    23 applications lodged within 500 m. Council: 22 approved, 1 refused. After appeals: 21 approved. Of those: 2 signed off, 2 built with the owner's opt-out, 1 started, 11 with no start notice found, 5 ran out.LODGEDCOUNCIL DECISIONAFTER APPEALSWHAT HAPPENED NEXT22: lodged → approved1: lodged → refused21: approved → approved1: refused → refused1 approved by the council, refused after an appeal11: approved → no start notice found2: approved → built, owner opted out1: approved → started, not signed off2: approved → signed off5: approved → ran out23 lodged23 lodged22 approved22 approved1 refused1 refused21 approved21 approved2 refused2 refused11 no start notice found11 no start notice found2 built, owner opted out2 built, owner opted out1 started, not signed off1 started, not signed off2 signed off2 signed off5 ran out5 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.

    Measured23 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates

    Figure 7

    The next 30 days

    1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 4 Nov 2026.

    1 deadlines in the next 30 days: 2026-11-04 2660557: CONDITIONAL — upgrade and extension of the existing Borris Road Wastewater Pumping Station and to upgrade sections of the incoming gratoday5 Nov10 Nov15 Nov20 Nov25 Nov30 Nov2660557: CONDITIONAL — upgrade and extension of the existing Borris Road Wastewater Pumping Station and to upgrade sections of the incoming gra · 440 m away · 2026-11-04
    Time to appeal ends
    • Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20264 days left
      12660557 · CONDITIONAL — upgrade and extension of the existing Borris Road Wastewater Pumping Station and to upgrade sections of…
      €220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 440 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

    1 building site nearby stopped before sign-off.

    85 Lake Drive, Portlaoise · 150 homes: 150 homes, started Oct 2021, never signed off2021202220232024202520262027202885 Lake Drive, Portlaoise · 150 homes319 m · 19/94150 homes, started Oct 2021, never signed off150 homes, started Oct 2021, never signed offtoday

    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

    Building site that stopped 1

    • 85 Lake Drive, Portlaoise · 150 homes, started Oct 2021, never signed off · 319 m

    Empty land zoned for homes 10

    • 20.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 21 m
    • 310.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 23 m
    • 41.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 26 m
    • 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 60 m
    • 60.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 86 m
    • 72.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 100 m
    • 0.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 119 m
    • 1.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 139 m
    • 0.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 157 m
    • 1.5 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Derelict sites registersCC BY 4.026 Oct 2026, 23:09open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Residential Zoned Land Tax mapsCC BY 4.025 Oct 2026, 23:43open
    Figure 9

    Applications within 500 m, by year

    Between 1 and 5 a year; busiest 2023. 96% of decisions were approvals.

    2021: 9, 2022: 1, 2023: 5, 2024: 3, 2025: 3, 2026: 205102021: 9 approved9’21*2022: 1 approved1’222023: 5 approved5’232024: 3 approved3’242025: 2 approved2025: 1 refused3’252026: 2 approved2’26*
    ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided

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

    Measuredcouncil register via NPAD

    Every application within 500 m 6 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Building work nearby 2 in the last 12 months
    1 not signed off1 no sign-off needed
    • 40 Rossdarragh Hill, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 A9RN · 1 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560652 · 396 m
    • Rathevan, Portlaoise, Laois · 26 Jan 2026 · 99 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP 313173-22 LAOIS 21/496 · 351 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 31 Oct 2026, 02:56
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    Homes coming 0 not started
    • Rathevan · 95 homes · building started · 255 m
    • Kilminchy · 31 homes · building started · 451 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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    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: Lake Drive · 24 applications in 10 years · 87% approved

    Crèches and schools inspected

    NameLatest inspectionDistance
    Little Stars Montessori School at KSH · Crèche12 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate496 m
    Darling Buds Montessori and Daycare · Crèche24 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate770 m
    Magic Moments Montessori · Crèche4 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate809 m
    The Village Creche · Crèche25 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorateapprox. 929 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
    Here297
    Council middle0
    Homes started
    Here453
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
    SourceLicenceFetchedLink
    An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed)CC BY 4.030 Oct 2026, 23:01open
    Building Control Management System (commencement notices)CC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 02:56open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Question 5

    What's the area like?

    Figure 10

    This street block against the council

    0% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 50% owner-occupied (council 71%).

    Homes built before 1971
    0% · council 23%
    Homes built since 2001
    87% · council 44%
    Owner-occupied
    50% · council 71%
    Rented
    49% · council 24%
    Children under 15
    33% · council 22%
    Aged 65 and over
    2% · council 13%
    Households with 2+ cars
    32% · council 49%
    Work mainly from home
    9% · council 9%
    This small area (383 people)Laois

    MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107079033

    Bus
    538 m
    Colliers View · PL1
    Nearest school
    878 m
    St. Mary's C.B.S., 851 pupils
    Schools, stops and the council

    Schools

    • St. Mary's C.B.S. · postprimary · 851 pupils · 878 m
    • Scoil Chriost Ri · postprimary · 880 pupils · 924 m

    Stops 15

    • Colliers View · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 538 m
    • Colliers View · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 541 m
    • Kilminchy Ave · PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 608 m
    • Colliers Lane · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 641 m
    • Kilminchy View · PL2 · 2/hour at peak · 653 m
    • The Hermitage · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 673 m
    • The Hermitage · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 677 m
    • Kilminchy · IW08 · 720 m

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

    • St. Mary's C.B.S. · 878 m+5.6% pupils (851)
    • Scoil Chriost Ri · 924 m+9.7% pupils (880)
    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 31 Oct 2026, 05:04
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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 Oct 2026, 23:04open
    National Planning Application DatabaseCC BY 4.031 Oct 2026, 05:04open
    Council consultation portalsPublic31 Oct 2026, 01:06open
    Council meetings (ModernGov)Public31 Oct 2026, 02:21open
    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——
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    Fingal County CouncilCC BY 4.0——
    Question 6

    What to ask, and who

    1. Extension (25105) approved 2025, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    2. New house (2460295) approved 2024, not started: still planned?
      Ask for: The grant, and whether it stays with the house.
      Seller · solicitor
    3. On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?
      Ask for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
      Solicitor
    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
    Kilminchy
    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 25105, approved 2025, not started, runs out 2028.
    • Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
    • 11 sites nearby could change: 1 stalled build, 10 empty zoned plots.
    • No morning-peak service within 500 m; nearest is Colliers View, 538 m away (2 an hour).
    • Here (2022 census): 50% owner-occupied (council 71%); 4% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 64% drive to work (council 65%); population up 8% since 2016.
    • 1 home extension within 250 m since 2025. On Lake Drive: 4 in 10 years, 87% approved.
    • Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 36% are asked for more information.
    • Homes started within 1 km: 107 in the last year, 43 three years before.
    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.
    • 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.
    • Building site that stopped (Commenced, no completion certificate): A housing build that told the council it was starting at least three years ago, passed its own planned finish date, and has never been signed off as finished.
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    lda.ieLand Development AgencyCC BY 4.011 Sept 2026
    meetings.fingal.ieLocal authorities (council meetings)Public31 Oct 2026
    services.arcgis.comDepartment of Housing (National Planning Application Database)CC BY 4.031 Oct 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 licence31 Oct 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 31 Oct 2026, 20:57 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.