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Homes with permission, not started, in Laois live grants, no commencement notice

Live housing permissions with no commencement notice yet, most homes first. None is advertised for sale here.

32 sites with a live housing permission and no start

32 new this week

  • 66 ha in all
  • 1,531 homes
  • checked 12 Oct 2026

New this week

  1. Summerhill

    Summerhill , Portlaoise , Co. Laois · Portlaoise · 0.00 ha · 94 homes · granted 15 Mar 2021 · source

    94 homes granted 15 Mar 2021, expires 14 Mar 2028

  2. Summerhill Portlaoise

    Summerhill Portlaoise , County Laois R32 , Ireland · Portlaoise · 0.55 ha · 86 homes · granted 29 May 2023 · source

    86 homes granted 29 May 2023, expires 14 Mar 2028

  3. Crossneen

    Crossneen , Carlow , Co. Laois · Graiguecullen-Portarlington · 4.24 ha · 82 homes · granted 3 Jan 2024 · source

    82 homes granted 03 Jan 2024, expires 02 Jan 2029

  4. Harpur’s Lane

    Harpur’s Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois. · Portlaoise · 0.57 ha · 28 homes · granted 27 Aug 2024 · source

    28 homes granted 27 Aug 2024, expires 27 Mar 2028

  5. Dunnes Hardware

    Dunnes Hardware , New Row , Abbeyleix Co. Laois · Portlaoise · 0.71 ha · 26 homes · granted 12 Aug 2025 · source

    26 homes granted 12 Aug 2025, expires 19 Jan 2031

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  1. Dargan Woods

    Dargan Woods , Borris Road , Portlaoise Co. Laois · Portlaoise · 6.08 ha · 174 homes · granted 29 Sept 2026 · source

  2. Rahin

    Rahin , Ballylinan , Co. Laois · Graiguecullen-Portarlington · 11 ha · 98 homes · granted 16 Feb 2024 · source

  3. Leighlin Road

    Leighlin Road , Crossneen Carlow , Co. Laois. · Graiguecullen-Portarlington · 0.79 ha · 90 homes · granted 20 May 2025 · source

  4. Colliers Lane Ballyroan

    Colliers Lane Ballyroan (townland) , Portlaoise , Co. Laois · Portlaoise · 2.69 ha · 88 homes · granted 22 Sept 2026 · source

  5. Lands located between Harpur’s Lane and Mountrath Road

    Lands located between Harpur’s Lane and Mountrath Road (former Centrepoint Shopping Centre) , Maryborough Portlaoise , Co. Laois · Portlaoise · 5.09 ha · 76 homes · granted 31 Aug 2026 · source

  6. Portlaoise

    A c. 4.15 Ha site at Summerhill , Portlaoise , Co. Laois · Portlaoise · 3.37 ha · 74 homes · granted 24 Feb 2026 · source

  7. N80 Mountmellick Road Maryborough

    N80 Mountmellick Road Maryborough , Portlaoise , Co. Laois · Portlaoise · 2.07 ha · 71 homes · granted 18 Nov 2025 · source

  8. Green Mill Lane

    Green Mill Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois · Portlaoise · 1.34 ha · 49 homes · granted 28 Aug 2023 · source

  9. Ballacolla Road

    The Rookery Tullyroe , Ballacolla Road (R433) , Abbeyleix Co Laois · Portlaoise · 1.96 ha · 47 homes · granted 21 Mar 2025 · source

  10. Ballylinan

    Ballylinan , Ballylinan , Co Laois · Graiguecullen-Portarlington · 3.11 ha · 46 homes · granted 19 May 2026 · source

  11. Portlaoise

    A c. 2.14 Ha site at Summerhill Portlaoise Co. Laois. The site is generally bound to the north by the Portlaoise Southern Circular Road to the east by Holy Family School Road and to the west and south by undeveloped agricultural lands. , Portlaoise , · Portlaoise · 1.97 ha · 45 homes · granted 13 Mar 2024 · source

  12. Radharc Na Sleibhte

    Radharc Na Sleibhte , Mountrath , Co. Laois · Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick · 1.48 ha · 44 homes · granted 2 Sept 2025 · source

  13. Cooltederry

    Cooltederry , Portarlington , Co. Laois · Graiguecullen-Portarlington · 3.14 ha · 38 homes · granted 18 Jul 2025 · source

  14. Block 5

    Block 5 , The Maltings Harpur’s Lane , Portlaoise Co. Laois. · Portlaoise · 0.35 ha · 36 homes · granted 28 Jan 2025 · source

  15. Portlaoise

    A c. 1.82 Ha site at Summerhill , Portlaoise , Co. Laois · Portlaoise · 1.92 ha · 36 homes · granted 24 Feb 2026 · source

  16. Meadows Way

    Meadows Way , Graiguecullen (Carlow Environs) Crossneen , Co. Laois · Graiguecullen-Portarlington · 3.53 ha · 30 homes · granted 23 Oct 2023 · source

  17. Maryborough East

    Land to SW of St. Mary's Christian Brothers School & The Nagle Rice Sports Complex and NW of Borris RoadBorris Great & Barony of Maryborough East , Portlaoise , Co. Laois · Portlaoise · 0.00 ha · 23 homes · granted 18 Jun 2019 · source

  18. Rivendell

    Rivendell , Graiguecullen , Co. Laois · Graiguecullen-Portarlington · 0.20 ha · 19 homes · granted 26 Jan 2022 · source

  19. Main Street

    Main Street , Stradbally , County Laois · Graiguecullen-Portarlington · 0.39 ha · 18 homes · granted 19 May 2026 · source

  20. Kilminchy

    Kilminchy , Portlaoise , Co.Laois · Portlaoise · 0.08 ha · 17 homes · granted 21 Sept 2020 · source

  21. Leighlin Road

    Leighlin Road , Crossneen Carlow , Co. Laois. · Graiguecullen-Portarlington · 1.66 ha · 17 homes · granted 9 Sept 2025 · source

  22. Derrymore Gardens

    Derrymore Gardens , Mountrath , Co Laois · Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick · 5.66 ha · 16 homes · granted 29 Apr 2025 · source

  23. Errill

    Errill , Portlaoise , Co. Laois · Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick · 0.64 ha · 14 homes · granted 2 Oct 2023 · source

  24. Maryville House

    Maryville House , Church Street Portlaoise , Co. Laois · Portlaoise · 0.38 ha · 14 homes · granted 28 Jan 2025 · source

  25. Rossleighan

    Rossleighan , Portlaoise , Co. Laois · Portlaoise · 0.38 ha · 14 homes · granted 8 Jul 2025 · source

  26. 10 Main St

    10 Main St , Ballyroan , Co. Laois · Portlaoise · 0.49 ha · 11 homes · granted 21 Feb 2023 · source

  27. Block A Parkside

    Lands at Block A Parkside , Abbeyleix Road , Portlaoise Town · Portlaoise · 0.34 ha · 10 homes · granted 15 Oct 2024 · source

Where they are

Source: Planning applications and commencement notices, checked 12 Oct 2026. Each row links to the record it came from.

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What this means for a buyer

A permission gives five years to build (section 40 of the Planning and Development Act 2000), and the s.42 extension needs substantial works before expiry, so an unstarted permission has a clock on it. Some owners got permission to sell with it. Others can't make the numbers work at today's costs. Both may take an offer or a joint venture, and the permission de-risks the planning.

How long planning permission lasts, and extending it (Planning Register)

Who holds these permissions: developers in Laois

Unbuilt permissions in Laois, scheme by scheme (Planning Register)

Questions people ask

Are these sites for sale?

Not necessarily, and none is advertised here. The owner has permission and has not started, which is often when a sale or joint venture comes up.

How long does the owner have to start?

Five years from the grant unless the permission says otherwise. Each row shows the expiry date.

Can the permission be extended if nothing has started?

Not under s.42, which needs substantial works before expiry. A 2025 route for unstarted permissions closed to new applications in February 2026.

How do you know nothing has started?

No commencement notice matches the permission on the national building control register. A notice can be missing or mismatched, so treat it as a strong hint, not proof.