Harpur’s Lane
Harpur’s Lane , Portlaoise · Maryborough · Portlaoise · Laois
28 homes permitted, not started. 28 homes granted 27 Aug 2024, expires 27 Mar 2028
- Site area
- 0.57 ha (1.40 acres)
- Zoning
- M1
- Homes permitted
- 28, permission to 27 Mar 2028
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Why this site
- Permitted, not started· live grant, no commencement notice
Planning on this site
- 2460056 · Permitted, not started · 28 homes · granted 27 Aug 2024 · expires 27 Mar 2028
- 2560894 · conditional · lodged 23 Dec 2025
- 2560884 · conditional · lodged 22 Dec 2025
- 2560869 · n/a · lodged 18 Dec 2025
- 2560770 · refused · lodged 20 Nov 2025
- 2560636 · conditional · lodged 7 Oct 2025
- 2560605 · n/a · lodged 22 Sept 2025
- 2560583 · n/a · lodged 15 Sept 2025
- 2551 · unconditional · lodged 11 Jul 2025
Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)
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Questions about Harpur’s Lane
- When does the planning permission at Harpur’s Lane expire?
- Its planning permission 2460056 for 28 homes, granted 27 Aug 2024, expires on 27 Mar 2028.
- Has building started at Harpur’s Lane?
- No. No commencement notice has been filed for planning permission 2460056.
Who owns it
The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.03595, -7.30558 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
- 31
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
- 2
Clocks (2)
| Kind | Deadline at | Deadline kind | Summary | Days left | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| appeal_decided | 13 Oct 2026 | jr | ACP 324341: Appeal withdrawn | 0 | event |
| permission_expiry | 27 Mar 2028 | permission_expiry | Permission 2460056 expires unless works start (s.40 PDA 2000) | 531 | signal |
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 (8)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text | Plan id | Valid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| R3 | Rural cluster | A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged. | Residential 2: To provide for new residential development, residential services and community facilities. Housing Density approximately 12-25 houses per Hect… | 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: To provide for new residential development, residential services and community facilities. Housing Density approximately 12-25 houses per Hect… | 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-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 |
| 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, 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 | 6 |
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
- 15
- Homes
- 634
- Started
- 258
- Sites started
- 6
- Unbuilt
- 274
- Sites unbuilt
- 6
- Lapsing
- 87
- Sites lapsing
- 2
- Lapsed
- 15
- Sites lapsed
- 1
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 41
- Not started
- 361
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,197
Sites (15)
Applicants (2)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Hebron Mooncoin Limited | 1 | 71 |
| Owenass Developments Ireland Limited | 1 | 15 |
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
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 42
- Facility count
- 12
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8280B160141 | Portlaoise Stn | 76.3 |
| nta | 8280B160321 | Portlaoise Station | 87.9 |
| nta | 8280B160131 | Market Square | 242.8 |
| nta | 828000016 | Market Sq | 242.8 |
| nta | 8280B160331 | Market Square | 262.8 |
| nta | 828000017 | Market Sq | 262.8 |
| nta | 8280PB001331 | Portlaoise Stn | 291.6 |
| nta | 8280IR0068 | Portlaoise | 305.2 |
| nta | 8280PB001341 | Portlaoise Stn | 307.3 |
| nta | 8280B160311 | Green Road | 322.7 |
Schools (4)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_postprimary | 76474B | Dunamase College (Coláiste Dhún Másc) | LAOIS | 452.3 | /school/dunamase-college-colaiste-dhun-masc-76474b |
| school_postprimary | 71510A | Portlaoise College | LAOIS | 518 | /school/portlaoise-college-71510a |
| school_primary | 19747M | SCOIL BHRIDE NS | LAOIS | 618.5 | /school/scoil-bhride-ns-19747m |
| school_primary | 19337Q | ST FRANCIS S S | LAOIS | 985.2 | /school/st-francis-s-s-19337q |
Other sites nearby
- Mixed-use land at Maryborough · Permission runs out within a year
- Residential land off Hapurs Lane, Portlaoise · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land off Roselawn, Portlaoise · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Hapurs Lane, Portlaoise · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Roselawn · Permission expired unbuilt
- Residential land off Hapurs Lane, Portlaoise · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (12 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); constraints.niah (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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