Residential land off Harpurs Lane, Portlaoise
Knockmay · Portlaoise · Laois
On the RZLT map, no permission. On the RZLT map with no live permission for 10+ homes on it
- Site area
- 1.05 ha (2.60 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Townland
- Knockmay
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Why this site
- On the RZLT map, no permission· Residential Zoned Land Tax
- On the RZLT map (3% land tax)· Residential Zoned Land Tax
Planning on this site
Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)
Developers active near this site
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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
- 21
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, 16 Oct 2026; acp, 16 Oct 2026; bcms, 15 Oct 2026
Deadlines running
- Radius m
- 250
- Count
- 1
Clocks (1)
| Kind | Entity type | Occurred at | Deadline at | Deadline kind | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decision | application | 12 Oct 2026 | 9 Nov 2026 | appeal | 2660467: CONDITIONAL — construct an extension to the existing community centre to facilitate the expansion of the existing creche, together wit |
Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 16 Oct 2026; consult, 16 Oct 2026; moderngov, 16 Oct 2026; npad, 16 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 (6)
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
- 17
- Homes
- 716
- Started
- 427
- Sites started
- 10
- Unbuilt
- 274
- Sites unbuilt
- 6
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Lapsed
- 15
- Sites lapsed
- 1
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 60
- Not started
- 274
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-15T22:31:43+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,208
Sites (15)
Applicants (1)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Hebron Mooncoin Limited | 1 | 71 |
Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 15 Oct 2026; npad, 16 Oct 2026
Public land nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 32
- Facility count
- 10
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8280B160511 | Harpur's Lane | 37.8 |
| nta | 8280B160651 | Harpur's Lane | 49.5 |
| nta | 8280B160641 | Parnell Crescent | 240.7 |
| nta | 8280B160521 | Parnell Crescent | 282.4 |
| nta | 8280B160621 | Portlaoise College | 301.8 |
| nta | 8280B160561 | Portlaoise College | 308.4 |
| nta | 8280B160311 | Green Road | 348.2 |
| nta | 8280B160551 | Harpur's Crescent | 349.4 |
| nta | 8280B160151 | Green Road | 361.2 |
| nta | 8280PB001308 | Mountrath Rd | 368.6 |
Schools (3)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 19747M | SCOIL BHRIDE NS | LAOIS | 196 | /school/scoil-bhride-ns-19747m |
| school_postprimary | 71510A | Portlaoise College | LAOIS | 223 | /school/portlaoise-college-71510a |
| school_postprimary | 76474B | Dunamase College (Coláiste Dhún Másc) | LAOIS | 878 | /school/dunamase-college-colaiste-dhun-masc-76474b |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land off Newpark House (rps 462), Newpark · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Harper's Lane, Portlaoise · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land off Hillview Drive, Knockmay · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Mixed-use land off Harper's Lane, Portlaoise · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Lands located between Harpur’s Lane and Mountrath Road · Permitted, not started
- Residential land off Greenville House (rps No. 461), Mountmellick Road · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (16 Oct 2026); bcms (15 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); consult (16 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (16 Oct 2026); npad (16 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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