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Residential land off Ashley Gardens, Portlaoise

Ballyroan · Portlaoise · Laois

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

Site area
17.39 ha (42.97 acres)
Zoning
R2
Townland
Ballyroan
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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 on this site

Sold as Dargan Woods, Portlaoise: the scheme’s build progress and what its new homes sold for.

  • 2660661 · n/a · 4 homes · lodged 18 Sept 2026
  • 2660655 · n/a · lodged 17 Sept 2026
  • 2660557 · n/a · lodged 18 Aug 2026
  • 2660304 · n/a · 42 homes · lodged 22 May 2026
  • 2660255 · conditional · 174 homes · lodged 5 May 2026
  • 2660249 · conditional · 1 homes · lodged 1 May 2026
  • 2660231 · n/a · lodged 24 Apr 2026
  • 2660213 · n/a · lodged 15 Apr 2026

Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)

Developers active near this site

Who owns it

The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.04564, -7.27834 and buy a copy of the folio: €5 online, and it names the owner and any charge on the land. Most land in Ireland is registered; older unregistered titles are in the Registry of Deeds.

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

Planning on and around the site

Radius m
250

Near

Total
25
Years
5

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, 12 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 11 Oct 2026

Deadlines running

Count
2
Radius m
250

Clocks (2)

KindBasisSummaryDays leftDistance mDeadline at
application_receivedevent2660661: application received — carry out alterations to previously granted planning permission 25/60311 for change of house type on sites 7,8,9 & 10, G11119.523 Oct 2026
decisionevent2660255: CONDITIONAL — construct a Large Scale Residential Development at this site: Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. The deve1514327 Oct 2026

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

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.
On site
Yes
Available
Yes

Zones (25)

CodeLabelMeaningPlan idValid toFetched at
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
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'…LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
R3Rural clusterA small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
R3Rural clusterA small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-37 Mar 20284 Oct 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-37 Mar 20284 Oct 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-37 Mar 20284 Oct 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-37 Mar 20284 Oct 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-37 Mar 20284 Oct 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-37 Mar 20284 Oct 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-37 Mar 20284 Oct 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-37 Mar 20284 Oct 2026
G4Open spaceOpen space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such.LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-37 Mar 20284 Oct 2026
R1New residentialZoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit…LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-37 Mar 20284 Oct 2026
R1New residentialZoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit…LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-37 Mar 20284 Oct 2026
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'…LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-37 Mar 20284 Oct 2026

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

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

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

As of

Computed at
2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
Sites in table
4,197

Totals

Homes
720
Sites
11
Started
418
Unbuilt
302
Not started
302
Started pct
58
Sites lapsed
0
Sites lapsing
0
Sites started
7
Sites unbuilt
4
Sites appealed
0

Sites (11)

CouncilLatLEALonRefName
LAOIS53.04Portlaoise-7.282660255Dargan Woods
LAOIS53.04Portlaoise-7.272660112Colliers Lane Ballyroan
LAOIS53.05Portlaoise-7.2818302Maryborough East
LAOIS53.05Portlaoise-7.2719712Kilminchy
LAOIS53.04Portlaoise-7.272360366Dublin Road
LAOIS53.05Portlaoise-7.2721496Rathevan
LAOIS53.05Portlaoise-7.2618363Kilminchy
LAOIS53.04Portlaoise-7.2917711Borris Great Borris Road
LAOIS53.04Portlaoise-7.282460156Borris Road in the townland of
LAOIS53.04Portlaoise-7.282560311Dargan Woods
LAOIS53.05Portlaoise-7.2717690Lake Drive

Applicants (1)

NameHomesSites
Twomilehouse Construction Limited171

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

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 12 Oct 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
21
Facility count
7

Stops (10)

NameAgencyStop idDistance m
Borris Greatnta8280B160071251.6
Borris Greatnta8280B160391267.2
Colliers Viewnta8280B160051342.5
Colliers Lanenta8280B160041363.1
Colliers Viewnta8280B160401375.8
The Hermitagenta8280B160061435.7
The Hermitagenta8280B160541443.7
Forest Parknta8280B160381457.9
Forest Parknta8280B160081493.3
Portlaoise Hospnta8280B155451767.8

Schools (2)

CouncilRefKindNamePathDistance m
LAOIS63451Oschool_postprimaryScoil Chriost Ri/school/scoil-chriost-ri-63451o368.7
LAOIS63430Gschool_postprimarySt. Mary's C.B.S./school/st-maryis-c-b-s-63430g475.2

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

Other sites nearby

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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