Residential land off Rockview, Mountrath Road

Knockmay · Portlaoise · Laois

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

Site area: 2.14 ha (5.29 acres)
Zoning: R2
Townland: Knockmay

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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 3 km (370 homes) · Typical scheme 62 homes, close to what your site could take
Hebron Mooncoin Limited
1 scheme 1.1 km away (71 homes) · Typical scheme 71 homes, close to what your site could take
Marina Quarter Limited
1 scheme 2.8 km away (175 homes) · Typical scheme 102 homes, close to what your site could take
Boderg Developments Limited
3 schemes within 3 km (356 homes) · Typical scheme 121 homes, close to what your site could take
Thomas Kelly & Sons Group comprising O'Ceallaigh Westfield Limited&Thomas Kelly & Sons Limited
1 scheme 3.6 km away (95 homes) · Typical scheme 95 homes, close to what your site could take

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Who owns it

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Planning on and around the site

Radius m: 250

Near

Years: 5
Total: 22

Appeals

Total: 0
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, 15 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 14 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, 9 Oct 2026; consult, 15 Oct 2026; moderngov, 15 Oct 2026; npad, 15 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 (12)

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
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
M1	Metro / rail economic corridor	A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.	Mixed Use: To provide for a mixture of residential and compatible commercial uses	LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027	8 Mar 2022
N6	Strategic infrastructure	Land tied to a national or strategic asset (airport, port, rail corridor). Uses are controlled by that asset's own plan.	Transport & Utilities: To provide for the needs of all transport users and other utility providers	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
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
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
M1	Metro / rail economic corridor	A high-density mixed-use employment corridor tied to a rail or metro line. Expect the tallest buildings in the area here.	Mixed Use: To provide for a mixture of residential and compatible commercial uses	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
N1.5	Airport	Tied to the efficient operation and development of the airport under its own plan — which also means aircraft noise contours apply.	Transport & Utilities: To provide for the needs of all transport users and other utility providers	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: 16
Homes: 624
Started: 393
Sites started: 9
Unbuilt: 154
Sites unbuilt: 4
Sites lapsing: 0
Lapsed: 77
Sites lapsed: 3
Sites appealed: 0
Started pct: 63
Not started: 154

As of

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

Sites (15)

Source	Application id	Council	Ref	Name	Address
application	397,187	LAOIS	2660008	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
application	395,931	LAOIS	2460623	Block 5	Block 5 , The Maltings Harpur’s Lane , Portlaoise Co. Laois.
application	396,694	LAOIS	2460056	Harpur’s Lane	Harpur’s Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois.
application	397,546	LAOIS	2460422	Maryville House	Maryville House , Church Street Portlaoise , Co. Laois
application	395,042	LAOIS	22581	Harpur's Lane	Harpur's Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
application	393,497	LAOIS	20583	Grattan Street	Grattan Street , Mountrath Road , Knockmay Portlaoise
application	394,346	LAOIS	2164	part of former Minch Norton Maltings	part of former Minch Norton Maltings , Harpur's Lane , Portlaoise
application	393,119	LAOIS	19389	Mountrath Road	Mountrath Road , Portlaoise , Co.Laois
application	393,470	LAOIS	19580	Harpurs Lane	Harpurs Lane , Knockmay , Portlaoise
application	391,112	LAOIS	19151	Harpur's Lane	Harpur's Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
application	395,236	LAOIS	22271	Harpur's Lane	Harpur's Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
application	392,643	LAOIS	2151	part of former Minch Norton Maltings	part of former Minch Norton Maltings , Harpur's Lane , Portlaoise
application	396,713	LAOIS	2460062	Rockview	Rockview , Mountrath Road , Portlaoise Co Laois
application	391,179	LAOIS	18583	Bellingham	Bellingham , Mountrath Rd , Portlaoise
application	393,809	LAOIS	20636	Roselawn	Roselawn , Portlaoise , Co. Laois

Applicants (1)

Name	Sites	Homes
Owenass Developments Ireland Limited	2	67

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 14 Oct 2026; npad, 15 Oct 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m: 1,000

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 15 Oct 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m: 1,000
Stop count: 29
Facility count: 9

Stops (10)

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	8280PB001308	Mountrath Rd	199.9
nta	828000055	Mountrath Rd	216.9
nta	8280B160621	Portlaoise College	329.7
nta	8280B160571	Dromadoon	333.6
nta	8280B160561	Portlaoise College	393
nta	8280B160611	Dromadoon	395.4
nta	8280B160551	Harpur's Crescent	578.3
nta	8280B160511	Harpur's Lane	604.1
nta	8280B160651	Harpur's Lane	614.2
nta	8280B160601	Maryborough Village	617.9

Schools (3)

Kind	Ref	Name	Council	Distance m	Path
school_postprimary	71510A	Portlaoise College	LAOIS	370.5	/school/portlaoise-college-71510a
school_primary	19747M	SCOIL BHRIDE NS	LAOIS	587.8	/school/scoil-bhride-ns-19747m
school_postprimary	76474B	Dunamase College (Coláiste Dhún Másc)	LAOIS	982.7	/school/dunamase-college-colaiste-dhun-masc-76474b

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

Other sites nearby

Residential land off Rockview, Mountrath Road · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
Residential land off Rockview, Mountrath Road · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
Mixed-use land off Rockview, Mountrath Road · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
Residential land off Rockview, Mountrath Road · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
Residential land off Rockview, Mountrath Road · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
Residential land off Cushlawn, Mountrath Road · On the RZLT map, no permission

Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (14 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); consult (15 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (15 Oct 2026); npad (15 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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