Mountrath Road
Mountrath Road , Portlaoise , Co.Laois · Clonroosk Little · Portlaoise · Laois
Permission for 48 homes expired unbuilt. 48 homes granted 24 Aug 2020, expires 23 Aug 2025
- Site area
- 1.39 ha (3.45 acres)
- Zoning
- R3
- Homes permitted
- 48
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Why this site
- Permission expired· grant lapsed unbuilt
Planning on this site
- 19389 · Permission expired · 48 homes · granted 24 Aug 2020 · expires 23 Aug 2025
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Questions about Mountrath Road
- Has the planning permission at Mountrath Road expired?
- Yes. Its planning permission 19389 for 48 homes, granted 24 Aug 2020, expired on 23 Aug 2025.
- Has building started at Mountrath Road?
- No. No commencement notice has been filed for planning permission 19389.
Who owns it
The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.03515, -7.32116 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 on and around the site
- Radius m
- 250
Near
- Years
- 5
- Total
- 6
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
- 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, 12 Oct 2026; moderngov, 12 Oct 2026; npad, 12 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 (6)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text | Plan id | Valid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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
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
- 383
- Started
- 124
- Sites started
- 3
- Unbuilt
- 76
- Sites unbuilt
- 1
- Lapsing
- 68
- Sites lapsing
- 1
- Lapsed
- 115
- Sites lapsed
- 3
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 32
- Not started
- 144
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,197
Sites (8)
Applicants (1)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Owenass Developments Ireland Limited | 2 | 67 |
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
Transport and schools
- Radius m
- 1,000
- Stop count
- 16
- Facility count
- 7
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8280B160601 | Maryborough Village | 116.1 |
| nta | 8280B160581 | Maryborough Villge | 161.3 |
| nta | 8280B160611 | Dromadoon | 246.2 |
| nta | 8280B160571 | Dromadoon | 310.6 |
| nta | 8280B160551 | Harpur's Crescent | 354.2 |
| nta | 8280B160631 | Harpur's Crescent | 378.9 |
| nta | 8280B160561 | Portlaoise College | 408 |
| nta | 8280B160621 | Portlaoise College | 465.3 |
| nta | 8280B160521 | Parnell Crescent | 489 |
| nta | 8280B160641 | Parnell Crescent | 525.8 |
Schools (2)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 19747M | SCOIL BHRIDE NS | LAOIS | 515 | /school/scoil-bhride-ns-19747m |
| school_postprimary | 71510A | Portlaoise College | LAOIS | 531.1 | /school/portlaoise-college-71510a |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land off Maryborough Village, Mountrath Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Bellingham, Mountrath Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Rockdale, Mountrath Road Portlaoise · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Maryborough Village, Mountrath Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Bellingham, Mountrath Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Residential land off Bellingham, Mountrath Road · On the RZLT map, no permission
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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