Portlaoise
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (98%).
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 51 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 5 months after
- 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 2001–10, under planning permission and building regulations. 2 planning files on this house, the latest from 2025.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
- 20252560248 · new house · approved 2025 · started, no sign-off neededapprovedstartedsigned off?
- 20252560235 · new house · 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.
| Within 500 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Monuments | 4 | Enclosure; Burial |
How we work this out
Sources: Development plan zoning (councils), Residential Zoned Land Tax maps, Constraint layers (bundle), Sites and Monuments Record · fetched 25 Oct 2026, 23:43
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Development plan zoning (councils) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:06 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
| Constraint layers (bundle) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| Sites and Monuments Record | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
How we work this out
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | 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: 100% 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 · 8 nearby, 889 council-wide
Extensions and refusals right beside you 5 within 250 m · 0 refused within 100 m
Extensions and refusals near you 5 extensions within 250 m · the last 12 months
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dormer or attic | 2 | 1 | — |
| First-floor | 2 | 0 | — |
| Other | 1 | 1 | — |
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 51 days. Building starts about 5 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated54 decided home extensions, 21 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 1 appealed refusals became permissions. 1 of 7 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
Appeals nearby 1 in the last 12 months
- 324706 Pending · Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. · 414 m
Sources: An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews), National Planning Application Database · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed) | CC BY 4.0 | 30 Oct 2026, 23:01 | open |
| Courts Service legal diary (judicial reviews) | © the publisher | 31 Oct 2026, 23:12 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's changing around you?
- 1Borris Road and Collier’s Lane, Borris Great Ballyroan & Kilminchy 2660557
- 2Dargan Woods, Borris Road 2660255
- 34.9 ha zoned for homes
- 40.2 ha zoned for homes
- 50.2 ha zoned for homes
- 64.2 ha zoned for homes
- 73.3 ha zoned for homes
- 83.8 ha zoned for homes
- 9Colliers Lane, Portlaoise 25110
- 1043 RATHEVAN VIEW, PORTLAOISE 2660625
- 11Colliers Lane, Portlaoise 25110
- 12Ratheven, Portlaoise 2660049
- 13Colliers Lane, Portlaoise 2660149
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 38 permissions since 2016, 13 show a start notice and 1 has 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.
Measured38 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
1 deadline within 500 m; the first closes 4 Nov 2026.
- Time to appeal ends 4 Nov 20263 days left12660557 · CONDITIONAL — upgrade and extension of the existing Borris Road Wastewater Pumping Station and to upgrade sections of…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 27 m away
Measuredcouncil registers and An Coimisiún Pleanála · deadlines worked out from the dates on file
Sites that could change 10 within 500 m
Empty land zoned for homes 10
- 34.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 45 m
- 40.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 76 m
- 50.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 77 m
- 64.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 112 m
- 73.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 152 m
- 83.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 156 m
- 3.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 200 m
- 1.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 230 m
- 2.6 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 257 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| Derelict sites registers | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026, 23:09 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Residential Zoned Land Tax maps | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:43 | open |
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 3 and 8 a year; busiest 2023. 100% 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 11 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 1043 RATHEVAN VIEW , PORTLAOISE , CO.LAOISE No decision yetCONSTRUCT PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION- 4.5msq TO THE REAR, WEST FACING ELEVATION, PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR…
- 43 RATHEVAN VIEW , PORTLAOISE , CO.LAOISE Withdrawn or not validconstruct PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION- 4.5msq TO THE REAR, WEST FACING ELEVATION, PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR…
- 1Borris Road and Collier’s Lane , Borris Great Ballyroan & Kilminchy , Portlaoise Co. Laois Approved with conditionsupgrade and extension of the existing Borris Road Wastewater Pumping Station and to upgrade sections of the…
- 2Dargan Woods , Borris Road , Portlaoise Co. Laois Approved with conditionsconstruct a Large Scale Residential Development at this site: Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co.…
- Dargan Woods , Borris Road , Portlaoise Co. Laois Withdrawn or not validdevelop a Large Scale Residential Development at this site: Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.…
- Dargan Woods , Borris Road , Portlaoise Co. Laois Withdrawn or not validconstruct 174 no. residential house and apartment units and a creche facility on a site of 5.74ha. The site…
- 13Colliers Lane , Portlaoise , Co Laois Approved with conditionsconstruct extension to rear of dwellinghouse; change a window to a patio style door and add window on the…
- Colliers Lane , Portlaoise , Co Laois Withdrawn or not validconstruct extension to rear of dwellinghouse; change a window to a patio style door and add window on the…
- 12Ratheven , Portlaoise , Co. Laois Approved with conditionsa) Proposed Change of Use and Refurbishment of an Existing Car Sales Showroom, Associated Offices and Store…
- 11Colliers Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois Approved with conditionsrenovate dwelling house, construct extension at rear and extend sitting room at front, raise roof level to…
- Colliers Lane Portlaoise , Withdrawn or not validto renovate dwelling house, construct extension at rear and extend sitting room at front, raise roof level to…
How we work this out
Sources: National Planning Application Database, An Coimisiún Pleanála cases (ArcGIS feed), Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Building work nearby 5 in the last 12 months
- 9Colliers Lane, Portlaoise, Laois · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25110 · 193 m
- 40 Rossdarragh Hill, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 A9RN · 1 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560652 · 269 m
- BORRIS GREAT, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 KN3H · 4 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560087 · 29 m
- Rathevan, Portlaoise, Laois · 26 Jan 2026 · 99 homes · start notice not signed off · ABP 313173-22 LAOIS 21/496 · 494 m
- 20 Borris Road, Portlaoise, Laois · 12 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60248 · 8 m
How we work this out
Source: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) · fetched 1 Nov 2026, 03:07
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Building Control Management System (commencement notices) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
Named places nearby: estate, schemes, crèches, schools
Named places estate, developments, inspections
Crèches and schools inspected
| Name | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Darling Buds Montessori and Daycare · Crèche | 24 Feb 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 338 m |
| Magic Moments Montessori · Crèche | 4 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 572 m |
| The Village Creche · Crèche | 25 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 668 m |
| Little Stars Montessori School at KSH · Crèche | 12 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 675 m |
How we work this out
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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026, 03:07 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
2% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 28% owner-occupied (council 71%).
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107079040
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St. Mary's C.B.S. · postprimary · 851 pupils · 267 m
- Scoil Chriost Ri · postprimary · 880 pupils · 310 m
Stops 9
- The Hermitage · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 65 m
- The Hermitage · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 73 m
- Colliers View · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 135 m
- Colliers View · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 187 m
- Borris Great · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 290 m
- Borris Great · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 329 m
- Colliers Lane · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 523 m
- Forest Park · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 772 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St. Mary's C.B.S. · 267 m+5.6% pupils (851)
- Scoil Chriost Ri · 310 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 1 Nov 2026, 05:02
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public transport stops and routes (NTA GTFS) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026, 23:02 | open |
| Department of Education school list | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Oct 2026, 23:04 | open |
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 1 Nov 2026, 05:02 | open |
| Council consultation portals | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 | open |
| Council meetings (ModernGov) | Public | 1 Nov 2026, 02:24 | 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
- New house (2560248) built without official sign-off: built properly?Seller · solicitorAsk for: An engineer's opinion of compliance.
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- Decision 27 m away can be appealed until 4 Nov 2026: appeal?CouncilAsk for: The decision on the council's website (€220 to appeal).
- 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
- Ballyroan
- Electoral division
- Portlaoighise Rural
- Electoral area
- Portlaoise
- Council
- Laois County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- 2 applications on this site; latest 2560248, approved 2025, started, no sign-off needed.
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- The Hermitage (bus PL1) 65 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 12 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 68% rent (council 24%); 3% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 60% drive to work (council 65%); population up 8% since 2016.
- 5 home extensions within 250 m since 2025. Most were dormers or attic conversions.
- Around here the council decides in a median 54 days (about 8 weeks); 36% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 128 in the last year, 43 three years before.
What the terms mean 6 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.
- 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
| 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 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | CC BY 4.0, CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC BY 4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | Local authorities (consultation portals) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | © the publisher | 31 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.com | Local authorities (derelict sites registers) | CC BY 4.0 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC BY 4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | Public | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC BY 4.0 | 1 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 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC BY 4.0 | 25 Oct 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 | 25 Oct 2026 |