Portlaoise
A c. 2.14 Ha site at Summerhill Portlaoise Co. Laois. The site is generally bound to the north by the Portlaoise Southern Circular Road to the east by Holy Family School Road and to the west and south by undeveloped agricultural lands. , Portlaoise · Summerhill or Aghnaharna · Portlaoise · Laois
45 homes permitted, not started. 45 homes granted 13 Mar 2024, expires 12 Mar 2029
- Site area
- 1.97 ha (4.87 acres)
- Zoning
- R1
- Homes permitted
- 45, permission to 12 Mar 2029
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Why this site
- Permitted, not started· live grant, no commencement notice
Planning on this site
Permission granted to Bircrest Limited · 45 homes · see all 6 of their schemes →
- 2360350 · Permitted, not started · 45 homes · granted 13 Mar 2024 · expires 12 Mar 2029
- 2660642 · n/a · lodged 14 Sept 2026
- 2660636 · n/a · 1 homes · lodged 11 Sept 2026
- 2660624 · n/a · lodged 8 Sept 2026
- 2660627 · n/a · lodged 8 Sept 2026
- 2660260 · refused · lodged 6 May 2026
- 2660242 · n/a · lodged 28 Apr 2026
- 2560386 · conditional · 74 homes · lodged 30 Jun 2025
- 2560385 · conditional · 92 homes · lodged 30 Jun 2025
Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)
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Questions about Portlaoise
- When does the planning permission at Portlaoise expire?
- Its planning permission 2360350 for 45 homes, granted 13 Mar 2024, expires on 12 Mar 2029.
- Has building started at Portlaoise?
- No. No commencement notice has been filed for planning permission 2360350.
Who owns it
The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.02830, -7.27886 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
- 24
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, 12 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 11 Oct 2026
Deadlines running
- Radius m
- 250
- Count
- 3
Clocks (3)
| Kind | Deadline at | Deadline kind | Summary | Days left | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application_received | 16 Oct 2026 | observation | 2660636: application received — make amendments to the residential development permitted under LCC Reg. Ref. 25/60385 at a c. 3.85 Ha site at Summerhill | 4 | event |
| application_received | 19 Oct 2026 | observation | 2660642: application received — retain amendments to 7 No. houses permitted as part of the residential development granted under LCC Reg. Ref. 25/60385 | 7 | event |
| permission_expiry | 12 Mar 2029 | permission_expiry | Permission 2360350 expires unless works start (s.40 PDA 2000) | 882 | 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, 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 (10)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Objective text | Plan id | Valid from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G4 | Open space | Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such. | Open Space and 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 |
| M3 | Neighbourhood centre | A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing. | Neighbourhood Centre: To serve the needs of new/existing residential areas | LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 8 Mar 2022 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| M3 | Neighbourhood centre | A local centre: shops, services and apartments over them, serving the surrounding housing. | Neighbourhood Centre: To serve the needs of new/existing residential areas | 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 |
| 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
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
- 11
- Homes
- 728
- Started
- 259
- Sites started
- 4
- Unbuilt
- 335
- Sites unbuilt
- 5
- Lapsing
- 55
- Sites lapsing
- 1
- Lapsed
- 79
- Sites lapsed
- 1
- Sites appealed
- 0
- Started pct
- 36
- Not started
- 390
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,197
Sites (11)
Applicants (1)
| Name | Sites | Homes |
|---|---|---|
| Bircrest Limited | 5 | 289 |
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
- 10
- Facility count
- 11
Stops (10)
| Agency | Stop id | Name | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| nta | 8280B160471 | Summerhill | 605.8 |
| nta | 8280B160691 | Summerhill | 628.3 |
| nta | 8280B160701 | Block Road | 723.5 |
| nta | 8280B160461 | Block Road | 732.9 |
| nta | 8280B160481 | Saint Fintans Campus | 749.8 |
| nta | 8280B160681 | Saint Fintans Campus | 773.5 |
| nta | 8280B160491 | Stradbrook | 921.8 |
| nta | 828000113 | Laois Eductn Centre | 941.6 |
| nta | 8280B160671 | Stradbrook | 951.7 |
| nta | 8280B160711 | Laois Education Centre | 987.8 |
Schools (6)
| Kind | Ref | Name | Council | Distance m | Path |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| school_primary | 20270R | Holy Family Junior School | LAOIS | 187.3 | /school/holy-family-junior-school-20270r |
| school_primary | 20480F | Holy Family Senior School | LAOIS | 202.7 | /school/holy-family-senior-school-20480f |
| school_primary | 20347D | Portlaoise Educate Together NS | LAOIS | 354.7 | /school/portlaoise-educate-together-ns-20347d |
| school_primary | 20081O | GAELSCOIL PHORT LAOISE | LAOIS | 410.5 | /school/gaelscoil-phort-laoise-20081o |
| school_primary | 14838N | MARYBORO N S | LAOIS | 449.2 | /school/maryboro-n-s-14838n |
| school_primary | 20100P | THE KOLBE SPECIAL SCHOOL | LAOIS | 647.1 | /school/the-kolbe-special-school-20100p |
Other sites nearby
- Residential land off Aghnaharna, Portlaoise · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Portlaoise · Permitted, not started
- Residential land off Aghnaharna, Portlaoise · On the RZLT map, no permission
- Aghnaharna · Permission runs out within a year
- Residential land off Aghnaharna, Portlaoise · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Portlaoise · Permitted, not started
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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