Dargan Woods
Dargan Woods , Borris Road , Portlaoise · Borris Great · Portlaoise · Laois
174 homes permitted, not started. 174 homes granted 29 Sep 2026, expires 29 Sep 2031
- Site area
- 6.08 ha (15.02 acres)
- Zoning
- R1
- Homes permitted
- 174, permission to 29 Sept 2031
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Why this site
- Permitted, not started· live grant, no commencement notice
Planning on this site
- 2660255 · Permitted, not started · 174 homes · granted 29 Sept 2026 · expires 29 Sept 2031
- 2660661 · n/a · 4 homes · lodged 18 Sept 2026
- 2660655 · n/a · lodged 17 Sept 2026
- 2660249 · conditional · 1 homes · lodged 1 May 2026
- 2660231 · n/a · lodged 24 Apr 2026
- 2660213 · n/a · lodged 15 Apr 2026
- 2560444 · conditional · lodged 21 Jul 2025
- 2560440 · n/a · lodged 18 Jul 2025
- 2560412 · n/a · lodged 9 Jul 2025
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Questions about Dargan Woods
- When does the planning permission at Dargan Woods expire?
- Its planning permission 2660255 for 174 homes, granted 29 Sept 2026, expires on 29 Sept 2031.
- Has building started at Dargan Woods?
- No. No commencement notice has been filed for planning permission 2660255.
Who owns it
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Planning on and around the site
- Radius m
- 250
Near
- Years
- 5
- Total
- 29
Appeals
- Total
- 1
- Tagged
- 0
Inspector recommendations are shown only where the inspector's report has been read and tagged; "not extracted" is not the same as "no recommendation". Sources: npad, 12 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 11 Oct 2026
Deadlines running
- Radius m
- 250
- Count
- 3
Clocks (3)
| Kind | Deadline at | Deadline kind | Summary | Days left | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application_received | 23 Oct 2026 | observation | 2660661: application received — carry out alterations to previously granted planning permission 25/60311 for change of house type on sites 7,8,9 & 10, G | 11 | event |
| decision | 27 Oct 2026 | appeal | 2660255: CONDITIONAL — construct a Large Scale Residential Development at this site: Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. The deve | 15 | event |
| permission_expiry | 29 Sept 2031 | permission_expiry | Permission 2660255 expires unless works start (s.40 PDA 2000) | 1,813 | signal |
Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 9 Oct 2026; consult, 12 Oct 2026; moderngov, 12 Oct 2026; npad, 12 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026
Zoning and the RZLT map
Rzlt
- Available
- Yes
- On site
- Yes
- Note
- 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.
Zones (14)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text | Plan id | Valid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 | Open space | Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such. | Open Space and Amenity: To preserve, provide for and improve active and passive recreational public and private open space. | LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| G4 | Open space | Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such. | Open Space and Amenity: To preserve, provide for and improve active and passive recreational public and private open space. | LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| R2 | Existing residential | An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'… | Residential 1 - Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities. | LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| R2 | Existing residential | An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'… | Residential 1 - Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities. | LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| R3 | Rural cluster | A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged. | Residential 2: To provide for new residential development, residential services and community facilities. Housing Density approximately 12-25 houses per Hect… | LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| S5 | Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs. | Community Educational and Institutional: To protect and provide for local neighbourhood, community, ecclesiastical, recreational and educational facilities. | LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| G4 | Open space | Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such. | Open Space/Amenity: To preserve, provide for and improve active and passive recreational public and private open space. | LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-3 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| G4 | Open space | Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such. | Open Space/Amenity: To preserve, provide for and improve active and passive recreational public and private open space. | LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-3 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| R1 | New residential | Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit… | Residential 2: To provide for new residential development, residential services and community facilities. Housing Density approximately 12-25 houses per Hect… | LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-3 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| R1 | New residential | Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit… | Residential 2: To provide for new residential development, residential services and community facilities. Housing Density approximately 12-25 houses per Hect… | LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-3 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| R1 | New residential | Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit… | Residential 2: To provide for new residential development, residential services and community facilities. Housing Density approximately 12-25 houses per Hect… | LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-3 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| R2 | Existing residential | An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'… | Residential 1 - Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities. | LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-3 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| R2 | Existing residential | An established residential area. The objective is to protect existing residential amenity as well as to provide housing — which is the objective a neighbour'… | Residential 1 - Existing Residential: To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities. | LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-3 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| S5 | Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs. | Community-Educational-Institutional: To protect and provide for local neighbourhood, community, ecclesiastical, recreational and educational facilities. | LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-3 | 8 Mar 2022 |
Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 11 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026
Constraints
- Available
- Yes
- Buffer m
- 50
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
- Opw flood extent close
- No
- Flood close m
- 100
Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Source: constraints, 27 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 7
- Homes
- 557
- Started
- 272
- Sites started
- 4
- Unbuilt
- 285
- Sites unbuilt
- 3
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 49
- Not started
- 285
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,197
Sites (7)
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 11 Oct 2026; npad, 12 Oct 2026
Public land nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 19
- Facility count
- 9
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8280B160381 | Forest Park | 143.4 |
| nta | 8280B160081 | Forest Park | 166.8 |
| nta | 8280B160391 | Borris Great | 387.2 |
| nta | 8280B160071 | Borris Great | 410.9 |
| nta | 8280B160371 | Borris Little | 504.6 |
| nta | 8280B160091 | Borris Little | 590.1 |
| nta | 8280B160041 | Colliers Lane | 656.3 |
| nta | 8280B160051 | Colliers View | 658.1 |
| nta | 8280B160061 | The Hermitage | 675.8 |
| nta | 8280B160401 | Colliers View | 681 |
Schools (3)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 63451O | Scoil Chriost Ri | LAOIS | 478.4 | /school/scoil-chriost-ri-63451o |
| school_postprimary | 63430G | St. Mary's C.B.S. | LAOIS | 615 | /school/st-maryis-c-b-s-63430g |
| school_primary | 19337Q | ST FRANCIS S S | LAOIS | 889.7 | /school/st-francis-s-s-19337q |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land off The Poplars, Forest Park · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land off Dargan Woods, Borris Road · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land off Borris Road, Borris Great · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Maryborough East · Permitted, not started
- Residential land off Dargan Woods, Borris Road · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land off The Poplars, Forest Park · On the RZLT map, no permission
Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (11 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); consult (12 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (12 Oct 2026); npad (12 Oct 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (4 Oct 2026); rzlt (11 Oct 2026); schools (27 Sept 2026); zoning (11 Oct 2026).
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