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Residential land off Ratheven, Portlaoise

Portlaoise · Laois

On the RZLT map, no permission. RZLT-liable and no live permission for 10+ homes on it

Site area
1.66 ha (4.10 acres)
Zoning
R2
Townland
Ratheven
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Why this site

  • On the RZLT map, no permission· Residential Zoned Land Tax
    On the RZLT map, no permission · RZLT-liable and 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

  • 2360225 · conditional · 1 homes · lodged 15 Jun 2023
  • 2360219 · n/a · lodged 13 Jun 2023
  • 21273 · conditional · lodged 30 Apr 2021
  • 21210 · n/a · lodged 8 Apr 2021
  • 20422 · conditional · lodged 17 Aug 2020

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 53.05238, -7.27426 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

Years
5
Total
7

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, 13 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 12 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, 13 Oct 2026; moderngov, 13 Oct 2026; npad, 13 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 (2)

CodeLabelMeaningObjective textPlan idValid from
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
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

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
7
Homes
247
Started
207
Sites started
5
Unbuilt
40
Sites unbuilt
2
Sites lapsing
0
Sites lapsed
0
Sites appealed
0
Started pct
84
Not started
40

As of

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

Applicants (1)

NameSitesHomes
Twomilehouse Construction Limited117

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 12 Oct 2026; npad, 13 Oct 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 13 Oct 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
7
Facility count
5

Stops (7)

AgencyStop idNameDistance m
nta8280B160541The Hermitage355
nta8280B160061The Hermitage362.5
nta8280B160401Colliers View483.4
nta8280B160051Colliers View540.4
nta8280B160071Borris Great614.8
nta8280B160391Borris Great639.9
nta8280B160041Colliers Lane875.8

Schools (2)

KindRefNameCouncilDistance mPath
school_postprimary63430GSt. Mary's C.B.S.LAOIS437.9/school/st-maryis-c-b-s-63430g
school_postprimary63451OScoil Chriost RiLAOIS564.7/school/scoil-chriost-ri-63451o

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

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (12 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); consult (13 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (13 Oct 2026); npad (13 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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