Planning report · Laois County Council · 500 m around the house · the last 12 months · 9 Oct 2026, 09:31
Portlaoise
53.05091, -7.27770
Homes here mostly date from the 2000s. Home extensions nearby almost always get approved (97%). 1 application nearby open for comments.
Applications, appeals and commencement notices for this county. Consultations, zoning and RZLT maps: Dublin, Kildare, Meath and Wicklow only for now.
97%of home extensions approved nearbyn=75 · 1.5 km · 10 yrs50 daystypical wait for a decisionmiddle half 46–541open for comments nearbyclose 13 Oct
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 50 days
- 4Appeal window4 weeks after the decision
- 5AppealAt An Coimisiún Pleanála
- 6PermissionLasts 5 years
- 7StartStart notice to the council. Here about 4 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.
Each line is a rule that applies to work done after it.
MeasuredEstimatecouncil register via NPAD · build years: CSO Census 2022, small area
On this site
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 m | Count | For example |
|---|---|---|
| Monuments | 4 | Enclosure; Burial |
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: 1 on the draft 2027 map; 14 on the final 2026 map.
Sources: zoning, rzlt, constraints, constraints.smr · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:11
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| zoning | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:11 | open |
| rzlt | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:59 | open |
| constraints | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0, publishable=false) | 27 Sept 2026, 19:37 | open |
| constraints.smr | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 19:29 | open |
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.
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: 88% approved, and 1 in 2 are asked for more information.
New house in a garden or site17 decided · more info asked 59%
88% · council 91%
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 · 17 nearby, 1,491 council-wide
Borris Great, file by file since 2017
2 of 2 decided extensions on the road were approved. New houses in side gardens or on sites: 1 of 1.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalid
6 files with "Borris Great" 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 · 2017–2026
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
| Kind | Applied | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 1 | 0 | — |
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.
How long, and what if someone objects?
A home extension's journey here
A decision takes 50 days. 1 in 5 is asked for more information, which adds about 70 days. Building starts about 4 months after permission.
Bars are medians; whiskers show the middle half. Medians of separate steps don't add up exactly.
Calculated75 decided home extensions, 15 start notices · within 1.5 km, 10 years · NPAD, BCMS, An Coimisiún Pleanála
What appeals changed
1 of 7 appealed approvals were reversed.
Approvals appealed7 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
What's changing around you?
- 143 RATHEVAN VIEW, PORTLAOISE 2660625
- 2Dargan Woods, Borris Road 2660255
- 34.2 ha zoned for homes
- 40.2 ha zoned for homes
- 51.7 ha zoned for homes
- 617.4 ha zoned for homes
- 74.9 ha zoned for homes
- 83.1 ha zoned for homes
- 9Ratheven, Portlaoise 2660049
- 10Borris Road and Collier’s Lane, Borris Great Ballyroan & Kilminchy 2660557
- 1140 Rossdaragh Hill, Portlaoise 2560652
- 12Colliers Lane, Portlaoise 25110
What happens to applications within 500 m
Permission isn't building. Of 42 permissions since 2016, 10 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.
Measured43 applications in 10 years · NPAD, An Coimisiún Pleanála, BCMS start notices and completion certificates
The next 30 days
2 deadlines within 500 m; the first closes 13 Oct 2026.
Comments closeTime to appeal ends
- Comments close 13 Oct 20264 days left12660625 · application received — CONSTRUCT PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION- 4.5msq TO THE REAR, WEST FACING ELEVATION, PROPOSED…€20 to the council · 391 m away
- Time to appeal ends 27 Oct 202618 days left22660255 · CONDITIONAL — construct a Large Scale Residential Development at this site: Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co.…€220 to An Coimisiún Pleanála (€110 observer) · 499 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
- 34.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 47 m
- 40.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 102 m
- 51.7 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 220 m
- 617.4 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 224 m
- 74.9 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 229 m
- 83.1 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 234 m
- 4.0 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 289 m
- 0.2 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 319 m
- 3.8 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 334 m
- 3.3 ha zoned for homes · no homes built on it yet · 0 m
Not covered here: council land to be sold, empty land zoned for homes (Dublin only).
Applications within 500 m, by year
Between 2 and 7 a year; busiest 2020. 98% of decisions were approvals.
ApprovedRefusedWithdrawn or invalidUndecided
2017 and 2026 are part years (*). Exemption requests and time extensions are left out.
Measuredcouncil register via NPAD
Open for comments €20 to comment
- 143 RATHEVAN VIEW , PORTLAOISE , CO.LAOISE comments close 13 Oct 2026CONSTRUCT PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR EXTENSION- 4.5msq TO THE REAR, WEST FACING ELEVATION, PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR…
Every application within 500 m 11 in the last 12 months
See every application on the map
- 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…
- 10Borris Road and Collier’s Lane , Borris Great Ballyroan & Kilminchy , Portlaoise Co. Laois No decision yetupgrade 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…
- 9Ratheven , Portlaoise , Co. Laois Approved with conditionsa) Proposed Change of Use and Refurbishment of an Existing Car Sales Showroom, Associated Offices and Store…
- 12Colliers 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…
- 1140 Rossdaragh Hill , Portlaoise , Co. Laois Approved with conditionsconstruct Ground floor extension to rear and first floor extension to side of existing dwelling house,…
- 40 Rossdaragh Hill , Portlaoise , Co. Laois Withdrawn or not validconstruct ground floor extension to rear and first floor extension to side of existing dwelling house,…
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.
Building work nearby 4 in the last 12 months
- Colliers Lane, Portlaoise, Laois · 14 Oct 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25110 · 444 m
- 40 Rossdarragh Hill, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 A9RN · 1 Jun 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560652 · 408 m
- BORRIS GREAT, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 KN3H · 4 Mar 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 2560087 · 268 m
- 20 Borris Road, Portlaoise, Laois · 12 Jan 2026 · 1 homes · start notice, opted out no sign-off needed · 25/60248 · 262 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: bcms · fetched 8 Oct 2026, 06:04
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| bcms | CC-BY-4.0 | 8 Oct 2026, 06:04 | 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 | 152 m |
| Magic Moments Montessori · Crèche | 4 Sept 2025 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 795 m |
| The Village Creche · Crèche | 25 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | approx. 875 m |
| Little Stars Montessori School at KSH · Crèche | 12 Feb 2026 · report · Tusla Early Years Inspectorate | 928 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.
How busy is this area Busier than most of Laois County Council.
Homes approved
Here235
Council middle0
Homes started
Here337
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.
What's the area like?
This street block against the council
0% of homes built before 1971 (council 23%). 66% owner-occupied (council 71%).
Homes built before 1971
0% · council 23%
Homes built since 2001
64% · council 44%
Owner-occupied
66% · council 71%
Rented
32% · council 24%
Children under 15
26% · council 22%
Aged 65 and over
5% · council 13%
Households with 2+ cars
41% · council 49%
Work mainly from home
6% · council 9%
This small area (422 people)Laois
MeasuredCSO Census 2022, Small Area Population Statistics (CC BY 4.0) · small area 107079039
Bus
185 m
The Hermitage · PL1 · busiest stop within 500 m: 2 an hour at peak
Nearest school
157 m
St. Mary's C.B.S., 851 pupils
Schools, stops and the council
Schools
- St. Mary's C.B.S. · postprimary · 851 pupils · 157 m
- Scoil Chriost Ri · postprimary · 880 pupils · 291 m
Stops 9
- The Hermitage · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 185 m
- The Hermitage · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 194 m
- Borris Great · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 364 m
- Borris Great · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 380 m
- Colliers View · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 390 m
- Colliers View · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 441 m
- Colliers Lane · PL1 · 2/hour at peak · 770 m
Schools growing or shrinking planning in 3 years · pupils last year
- St. Mary's C.B.S. · 157 m+5.6% pupils (851)
- Scoil Chriost Ri · 291 m+9.7% pupils (880)
Sources: gtfs, schools, npad, consult, moderngov, lda_lands, 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 Oct 2026, 23:41
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| gtfs | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026, 23:41 | open |
| schools | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026, 23:32 | open |
| npad | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 Oct 2026, 01:41 | open |
| consult | public | 9 Oct 2026, 01:21 | open |
| moderngov | public | 9 Oct 2026, 01:22 | open |
| lda_lands | 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
- On the vacant land tax map: is the 3% tax being paid?SolicitorAsk for: Your solicitor's check of liability or exemption.
- Application 391 m away open for comments until 13 Oct 2026: comment?CouncilAsk for: The plans on the council's website (€20 to comment).
- 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
- Borris Great
- Electoral division
- Portlaoighise Rural
- Electoral area
- Portlaoise
- Council
- Laois County Council
Everything we found, as a list 8 lines
- Zoned R2 (existing residential); not protected; on the vacant land tax map.
- 10 sites nearby could change: 10 empty zoned plots.
- 1 application open for comments nearby; nearest closes 13 Oct 2026.
- The Hermitage (bus PL1) 185 m away: 2 an hour at morning peak; 12 from all stops within 500 m.
- Here (2022 census): 66% owner-occupied (council 71%); 3% of homes empty (council 8%); most built 2001–2010; 77% drive to work (council 65%); population up 8% since 2016.
- 1 home extension within 250 m since 2026.
- The council decides in a median 55 days (about 8 weeks); 41% are asked for more information.
- Homes started within 1 km: 127 in the last year, 81 three years before.
What the terms mean 7 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.
- 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 | 2 Oct 2026 |
| data.nbco.gov.ie | National Building Control Office (BCMS) | CC-BY-4.0 | 8 Oct 2026 |
| data.gov.ie | Various (see each layer) | mixed — CC-BY-4.0 except OPW flood (CC… | 27 Sept 2026 |
| services-eu1.arcgis.com | National Monuments Service (SMR) | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| dlrcoco.citizenspace.com | https: | Local authorities (consultation portals) | public | 9 Oct 2026 |
| www2.courts.ie | — | all-rights-reserved | 9 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 | 5 Oct 2026 |
| transportforireland.ie | National Transport Authority | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| lda.ie | Land Development Agency | CC-BY-4.0 | 11 Sept 2026 |
| meetings.fingal.ie | Local authorities (council meetings) | public | 9 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Department of Housing (National Planning Application Database) | CC-BY-4.0 | 9 Oct 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) | PSI — PSRA re-use terms (psr.ie/re-use… | 9 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities (RZLT maps) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Education | CC-BY-4.0 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| gov.ie | Department of Housing | CC-BY-SA-4.0 | 25 Sept 2026 |
| tusla.ie | Tusla (Early Years Inspectorate) | public (Tusla statutory register; ackn… | 5 Oct 2026 |
| services.arcgis.com | Local authorities via the Department of Housing (GZT / MyPlan) | CC-BY-4.0 | 4 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 9 Oct 2026, 09:31 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.