Residential land off Summerhill Lane, Portlaoise

Beladd · Portlaoise · Laois

On the RZLT map (3% land tax). On the 2027 draft RZLT map

Site area: 1.61 ha (3.98 acres)
Zoning: R2
Townland: Beladd

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Why this site

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 applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)

Developers active near this site

Bircrest Limited
6 schemes within 1 km (370 homes) · Typical scheme 62 homes, close to what your site could take
Boderg Developments Limited
3 schemes within 1 km (356 homes) · Typical scheme 121 homes, bigger than your site
Marina Quarter Limited
1 scheme 1.3 km away (175 homes) · Typical scheme 102 homes, close to what your site could take
Thomas Kelly & Sons Group comprising O'Ceallaigh Westfield Limited&Thomas Kelly & Sons Limited
1 scheme 2.4 km away (95 homes) · Typical scheme 95 homes, close to what your site could take
Brook Advantage Limited
1 scheme 1.8 km away (35 homes) · Typical scheme 28 homes, smaller than your site

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Who owns it

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Planning on and around the site

Radius m: 250

Near

Years: 5
Total: 14

Appeals

Total: 2
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, 18 Oct 2026; acp, 16 Oct 2026; bcms, 18 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, 18 Oct 2026; moderngov, 18 Oct 2026; npad, 18 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 (7)

Code	Label	Meaning	Objective text	Plan id	Valid from
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
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
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

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: 14
Homes: 1,036
Started: 914
Sites started: 12
Unbuilt: 122
Sites unbuilt: 2
Sites lapsing: 0
Sites lapsed: 0
Sites appealed: 0
Started pct: 88
Not started: 122

As of

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

Sites (14)

Source	Application id	Council	Ref	Name	Address
application	395,145	LAOIS	2260011	Summerhill Portlaoise	Summerhill Portlaoise , County Laois R32 , Ireland
application	398,277	LAOIS	2560387	Portlaoise	A c. 1.82 Ha site at Summerhill , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
application	395,490	LAOIS	2341	Foxburrow	Foxburrow , Beladd , Portlaoise
application	394,968	LAOIS	22182	Foxburrow	Foxburrow , Beladd , Portlaoise
application	394,068	LAOIS	19727	Summerhill	Summerhill , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
application	398,259	LAOIS	2560385	Portlaoise	A c. 3.85 Ha site at Summerhill , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
application	391,535	LAOIS	17396	Summerhill Lane	Summerhill Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
application	392,931	LAOIS	19217	Aghnaharna	Aghnaharna , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
application	392,276	LAOIS	18450	Aghnaharna	Aghnaharna , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
application	398,270	LAOIS	2560386	Portlaoise	A c. 4.15 Ha site at Summerhill , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
application	394,645	LAOIS	2360348	Portlaoise	A c. 2.98 Ha site at Summerhill Portlaoise Co. Laois. The site is generally bound to the north by Aghnaharna Drive to the east by the Holy Family School Road…
application	395,247	LAOIS	21853	Aghnaharna	Aghnaharna , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
application	394,647	LAOIS	2360350	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 F…
application	391,139	LAOIS	18546	Aghnaharna	Aghnaharna , Portlaoise , Co. Laois

Applicants (1)

Name	Sites	Homes
Bircrest Limited	1	36

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 18 Oct 2026; npad, 18 Oct 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m: 1,000

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 18 Oct 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m: 1,000
Stop count: 8
Facility count: 7

Stops (8)

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8280B160701	Block Road	567.7
nta	8280B160461	Block Road	574.4
nta	8280B160471	Summerhill	679
nta	8280B160691	Summerhill	725.8
nta	828000113	Laois Eductn Centre	863.8
nta	8280B160711	Laois Education Centre	924
nta	8280B160481	Saint Fintans Campus	959.6
nta	8280B160681	Saint Fintans Campus	987.5

Schools (6)

Kind	Ref	Name	Council	Distance m	Path
school_primary	20480F	Holy Family Senior School	LAOIS	244.7	/school/holy-family-senior-school-20480f
school_primary	20270R	Holy Family Junior School	LAOIS	298.8	/school/holy-family-junior-school-20270r
school_primary	20100P	THE KOLBE SPECIAL SCHOOL	LAOIS	517.5	/school/the-kolbe-special-school-20100p
school_primary	20347D	Portlaoise Educate Together NS	LAOIS	783.8	/school/portlaoise-educate-together-ns-20347d
school_primary	14838N	MARYBORO N S	LAOIS	811.7	/school/maryboro-n-s-14838n
school_primary	20081O	GAELSCOIL PHORT LAOISE	LAOIS	819.5	/school/gaelscoil-phort-laoise-20081o

Sources: gtfs, 11 Oct 2026; schools, 27 Sept 2026

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Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (16 Oct 2026); bcms (18 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); consult (18 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (18 Oct 2026); npad (18 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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