Residential land off Bishopswood Road, Portarlington

Droughill · Graiguecullen-Portarlington · Laois

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

Site area: 6.95 ha (17.17 acres)
Zoning: R2
Townland: Droughill

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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

Randelswood Holdings Limited
2 schemes within 1 km (194 homes) · Typical scheme 97 homes, smaller than your site
Alder Residential Limited
1 scheme 4.5 km away (79 homes) · Typical scheme 79 homes, smaller than your site
McKenzie Developments Limited
1 scheme 0.7 km away (24 homes) · Typical scheme 24 homes, smaller than your site
SOPHIA HOUSING ASSOCIATION CLG
1 scheme 1.5 km away (28 homes) · Typical scheme 25 homes, smaller than your site

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Who owns it

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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, 22 Oct 2026; acp, 16 Oct 2026; bcms, 22 Oct 2026

Deadlines running

Radius m: 250
Count: 1

Clocks (1)

Kind	Entity type	Occurred at	Deadline at	Deadline kind	Summary
application_received	application	9 Oct 2026	13 Nov 2026	observation	2660730: application received — change of house design (from that previously approved under Pl. Ref. 24/60460), ancillary site services and all associat

Deadlines are computed once, by the connector that saw the event, from the statutory rule; never estimated here. Sources: acp, 16 Oct 2026; consult, 22 Oct 2026; moderngov, 22 Oct 2026; npad, 22 Oct 2026; rzlt, 18 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
G5	Open space and amenity	Land zoned to stay open — parks, playing fields, amenity corridors. Built development is very hard to justify, which also means the view is protected.	Open Space & 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 improve the amenity of developed residential communities	LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027	8 Mar 2022
R3	Rural cluster	A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.	Residential 2 - New Proposed Residential: To provide for new residential development, residential services and community 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
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
R1	New residential	Zoned for new residential communities. This is where large housing schemes are expected to go, subject to the social and physical infrastructure arriving wit…	Residential 2: To provide for new residential development, residential services and community facilities. Housing Density approximately 12-25 houses per Hect…	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, 18 Oct 2026; rzlt, 18 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: 8
Homes: 403
Started: 403
Sites started: 8
Sites unbuilt: 0
Sites lapsing: 0
Sites lapsed: 0
Sites appealed: 0
Started pct: 100
Not started: 0

As of

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

Sites (8)

Source	Application id	Council	Ref	Name	Address
application	393,170	LAOIS	19432	Bishopswood Road	Bishopswood Road , Portarlington , Co.Laois
application	396,809	LAOIS	2560255	Bishopswood Road	A site at Bishopswood Road , Portarlington , Co. Laois
application	392,883	LAOIS	19174	Cushina Road/Edenderry Road R419	Cushina Road/Edenderry Road R419 , Droughill , Portarlington
application	397,939	LAOIS	2460460	Bishopswood Road	Bishopswood Road , Droughill , Portarlington Laois
application	393,045	LAOIS	19320	Droughill	Droughill , Portarlington , Co.Laois
application	394,901	LAOIS	21419	106-129 The Glen	106-129 The Glen , Kilnacourt Wood , Portarlington
application	394,993	LAOIS	22564	Derryounce	Derryounce , Edenderry Road , Portarlington
application	393,839	LAOIS	20346	Located off Market Sq & French Church St.	Located off Market Sq & French Church St. , Portarlington , Co. Laois

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 22 Oct 2026; npad, 22 Oct 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m: 1,000

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 22 Oct 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m: 1,000
Stop count: 10
Facility count: 3

Stops (10)

Agency	Stop id	Name	Distance m
nta	828000167	Portarlington	501
nta	828000040	Portarlington	505.5
nta	828000236	Link Road	579.3
nta	828000235	Link Road	581.8
nta	8280LL12722	Botley Lane	744.6
nta	8280LL12723	Botley Lane	796.4
nta	828000010	Main Street	803.2
nta	8260LL12237	Main Street	813.5
nta	8280LL12729	Station Road	938.7
nta	8280LL12730	Station Road	997.6

Schools (1)

Kind	Ref	Name	Council	Distance m	Path
school_primary	18203N	Scoil Náisiúnta Cúil an tSúdaire 2	LAOIS	942.4	/school/scoil-naisiunta-cuil-an-tsudaire-2-18203n

Sources: gtfs, 18 Oct 2026; schools, 27 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Residential land off Bishopswood Road, Portarlington · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
Residential land off Barrow View, Droughill · On the RZLT map, no permission
Residential land off Droughill, Portarlington · On the RZLT map, no permission
Residential land off Bishopswood Road, Droughill · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
Residential land off Pine Villa, Droughill · On the RZLT map, no permission
Residential land off Marian Hill, Portarlington · On the RZLT map, no permission

Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (16 Oct 2026); bcms (22 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); consult (22 Oct 2026); gtfs (18 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (22 Oct 2026); npad (22 Oct 2026); parcels (11 Sept 2026); places (4 Oct 2026); rzlt (18 Oct 2026); schools (27 Sept 2026); zoning (18 Oct 2026).

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