Residential land off Elderfield Drive, Castletown
Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick · Laois
On the RZLT map, no permission. On the RZLT map with no live permission for 10+ homes on it
- Site area
- 1.03 ha (2.54 acres)
- Zoning
- R2
- Townland
- Elderfield
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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
- 21213 · conditional · 1 homes · lodged 9 Apr 2021
- 21196 · n/a · lodged 1 Apr 2021
- 20533 · conditional · 1 homes · lodged 15 Oct 2020
- 1815 · n/a · lodged 18 Jan 2018
Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)
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Planning on and around the site
- Radius m
- 250
Near
- Years
- 5
- Total
- 4
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
- 2
Clocks (2)
| Kind | Entity type | Occurred at | Deadline at | Deadline kind | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| decision | application | 9 Oct 2026 | 6 Nov 2026 | appeal | 2655: UNCONDITIONAL — Extension of Duration to Planning File Ref 21/246 |
| decision | application | 12 Oct 2026 | 9 Nov 2026 | appeal | 2660577: CONDITIONAL — Alter previously approved Pl. Ref. 24/60224, to include change of house design of House Type B (3 bed semi-detached), ch |
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 (7)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text | Plan id | Valid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O1 | Green belt and strategic open land | Land zoned to keep urban areas apart. Development is strongly resisted. | Strategic Reserve: To provide lands for future development in line with national and regional targets over the next Plan period 2021-2027 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
Kinds (1)
| Kind | Label | Count |
|---|---|---|
| niah | NIAH-recorded building | 3 |
Flood extents are OPW data we may not redistribute: shown as a yes/no and a link to floodinfo.ie. Sources: constraints, 27 Sept 2026; constraints.niah, 27 Sept 2026
Homes planned nearby
- Radius m
- 1,000
Totals
- Sites
- 0
- Sites started
- 0
- Sites unbuilt
- 0
- Sites lapsing
- 0
- Sites lapsed
- 0
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Not started
- 0
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-15T22:31:43+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,208
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
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 2
- Facility count
- 2
Stops (2)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 828000049 | Castletown | 188.8 |
| nta | 828000004 | Castletown | 190.9 |
Schools (1)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 20169F | CASTLETOWN N.S | LAOIS | 70.9 | /school/castletown-n-s-20169f |
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Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (14 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (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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