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Residential land off St John's Square, Portlaoise

Borris Little · Portlaoise · Laois

On the RZLT map, no permission. On the RZLT map with no live permission for 10+ homes on it

Site area
4.14 ha (10.22 acres)
Zoning
R2
Townland
Borris Little
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Why this site

  • On the RZLT map, no permission· Residential Zoned Land Tax
    On the RZLT map, no permission · On the RZLT map with no live permission for 10+ homes on it · 1 Jan 2027 · source
  • On the RZLT map (3% land tax)· Residential Zoned Land Tax
    On the RZLT map (3% land tax) · On the 2027 draft RZLT map · 1 Jan 2027 · source

Planning on this site

  • 2560233 · n/a · 1 homes · lodged 23 Apr 2025
  • 2560208 · n/a · lodged 15 Apr 2025
  • 2560188 · n/a · lodged 9 Apr 2025
  • 2560061 · n/a · 1 homes · lodged 6 Feb 2025
  • 2360553 · conditional · lodged 20 Dec 2023
  • 2360537 · n/a · lodged 15 Dec 2023
  • 2260055 · conditional · 1 homes · lodged 20 Dec 2022
  • 22431 · conditional · 1 homes · lodged 13 Jul 2022

Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)

Developers active near this site

Who owns it

We name an owner route only when the public record has one: the planning agent on the council file, the company’s registered office, or its liquidator. We never name a private individual. Where there’s none, there’s no public route. Title isn’t checked.

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Planning around the site, deadlines, zoning and constraints in full

Planning on and around the site

Radius m
250

Near

Years
5
Total
27

Appeals

Total
6
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, 20 Oct 2026; acp, 16 Oct 2026; bcms, 20 Oct 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m
250
Count
0

Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 16 Oct 2026; consult, 20 Oct 2026; moderngov, 20 Oct 2026; npad, 20 Oct 2026; rzlt, 18 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 (10)

CodeLabelMeaningObjective textPlan idValid from
C1.1Retail warehousingZoned for bulky-goods retail warehousing — large sheds, large car parks.General Business: To provide for and improve commercial activitiesLS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20278 Mar 2022
C1.1Retail warehousingZoned for bulky-goods retail warehousing — large sheds, large car parks.General Business: To provide for and improve commercial activitiesLS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20278 Mar 2022
R2Existing residentialAn 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-2021-20278 Mar 2022
S5Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructureReserved 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-2021-20278 Mar 2022
S5Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructureReserved 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-2021-20278 Mar 2022
C3High technologyZoned for office, research and development and high-technology manufacturing.General Business: To provide for and improve commercial activitiesLS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-38 Mar 2022
C3High technologyZoned for office, research and development and high-technology manufacturing.General Business: To provide for and improve commercial activitiesLS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-38 Mar 2022
R2Existing residentialAn 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-38 Mar 2022
S5Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructureReserved 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-38 Mar 2022
S5Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructureReserved 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-38 Mar 2022

Objective text is quoted from the development plan as published on MyPlan (GZT). The plain-English line is our gloss. Sources: zoning, 18 Oct 2026; rzlt, 18 Oct 2026

Constraints

Available
Yes
Buffer m
50
Opw flood extent nearby
No
Opw flood extent close
No
Flood close m
100

Kinds (2)

KindLabelCount
niahNIAH-recorded building2
smrRecorded monument4

Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.smr, 27 Sept 2026

Homes planned nearby

Radius m
1,000

Totals

Sites
12
Homes
470
Started
257
Sites started
6
Unbuilt
198
Sites unbuilt
5
Sites lapsing
0
Lapsed
15
Sites lapsed
1
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
55
Not started
198

As of

Computed at
2026-10-15T22:31:43+00:00
Sites in table
4,208

Applicants (2)

NameSitesHomes
Hebron Mooncoin Limited171
Owenass Developments Ireland Limited115

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 20 Oct 2026; npad, 20 Oct 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 20 Oct 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
33
Facility count
14

Stops (10)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8280B160101Doctor Murphy Place99.8
nta828000006St Peter and P's Ch137.3
nta8280B160361Doctor Murphy Place160.2
nta8280PB15062Saint Peter and Paul's Church163.3
nta8280B160351Saint Peter and Paul's Church227.8
nta8280B160111Saint Peter and Paul's Church232.2
nta828000220St Peter and P's Ch255.8
nta828000221St Peter and P's Ch264.3
nta8280B160671Stradbrook432.5
nta8280B160491Stradbrook467.1

Schools (3)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance mPath
school_primary19337QST FRANCIS S SLAOIS229.9/school/st-francis-s-s-19337q
school_postprimary76474BDunamase College (Coláiste Dhún Másc)LAOIS435/school/dunamase-college-colaiste-dhun-masc-76474b
school_primary14838NMARYBORO N SLAOIS933.3/school/maryboro-n-s-14838n

Sources: gtfs, 18 Oct 2026; schools, 27 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (16 Oct 2026); bcms (20 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (27 Sept 2026); constraints.smr (27 Sept 2026); consult (20 Oct 2026); gtfs (18 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (20 Oct 2026); npad (20 Oct 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (4 Oct 2026); rzlt (18 Oct 2026); schools (27 Sept 2026); zoning (18 Oct 2026).

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