Portlaoise
A c. 4.15 Ha site at Summerhill , Portlaoise · Summerhill or Aghnaharna · Portlaoise · Laois
74 homes permitted, not started. 74 homes granted 24 Feb 2026, expires 23 Feb 2031
- Site area
- 3.37 ha (8.34 acres)
- Zoning
- O1
- Homes permitted
- 74, permission to 23 Feb 2031
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Why this site
- Permitted, not started· live grant, no commencement notice
Planning on this site
Permission granted to Bircrest Limited · 74 homes · see all 6 of their schemes →
- 2560386 · Permitted, not started · 74 homes · granted 24 Feb 2026 · expires 23 Feb 2031
- 2660642 · n/a · lodged 14 Sept 2026
- 2660636 · n/a · 1 homes · lodged 11 Sept 2026
- 2660627 · n/a · lodged 8 Sept 2026
- 2660624 · n/a · lodged 8 Sept 2026
- 2560387 · conditional · 36 homes · lodged 30 Jun 2025
- 2560385 · conditional · 92 homes · lodged 30 Jun 2025
- 2560379 · n/a · lodged 26 Jun 2025
- 2560378 · n/a · lodged 26 Jun 2025
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Questions about Portlaoise
- When does the planning permission at Portlaoise expire?
- Its planning permission 2560386 for 74 homes, granted 24 Feb 2026, expires on 23 Feb 2031.
- Has building started at Portlaoise?
- No. No commencement notice has been filed for planning permission 2560386.
Who owns it
The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 53.02719, -7.27681 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
- Total
- 21
- Years
- 5
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
- Count
- 3
- Radius m
- 250
Clocks (3)
| Kind | Basis | Summary | Days left | Deadline at | Deadline kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| application_received | event | 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 | 16 Oct 2026 | observation |
| application_received | event | 2660642: application received — retain amendments to 7 No. houses permitted as part of the residential development granted under LCC Reg. Ref. 25/60385 | 7 | 19 Oct 2026 | observation |
| permission_expiry | signal | Permission 2560386 expires unless works start (s.40 PDA 2000) | 1,595 | 23 Feb 2031 | permission_expiry |
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
- 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.
- On site
- Yes
- Available
- Yes
Zones (10)
| Code | Label | Meaning | Plan id | Valid to | Fetched at |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O1 | Green belt and strategic open land | Land zoned to keep urban areas apart. Development is strongly resisted. | LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 7 Mar 2028 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| 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'… | LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 7 Mar 2028 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| R3 | Rural cluster | A small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged. | LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 7 Mar 2028 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| S5 | Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs. | LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027 | 7 Mar 2028 | 27 Sept 2026 |
| G4 | Open space | Open space and recreational amenity, to be preserved as such. | LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-3 | 7 Mar 2028 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| 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… | LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-3 | 7 Mar 2028 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| 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… | LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-3 | 7 Mar 2028 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| 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'… | LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-3 | 7 Mar 2028 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| 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'… | LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-3 | 7 Mar 2028 | 4 Oct 2026 |
| S5 | Sustainable neighbourhood infrastructure | Reserved for the schools, creches, community and health facilities a neighbourhood needs. | LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-3 | 7 Mar 2028 | 4 Oct 2026 |
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
- Buffer m
- 50
- Available
- Yes
- Flood close m
- 100
- Opw flood extent close
- No
- Opw flood extent nearby
- No
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
As of
- Computed at
- 2026-10-10T22:02:23+00:00
- Sites in table
- 4,197
Totals
- Homes
- 728
- Sites
- 11
- Lapsed
- 79
- Lapsing
- 55
- Started
- 259
- Unbuilt
- 335
- Not started
- 390
- Started pct
- 36
- Sites lapsed
- 1
- Sites lapsing
- 1
- Sites started
- 4
- Sites unbuilt
- 5
- Sites appealed
- 0
Sites (11)
| Council | Lat | LEA | Lon | Ref | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAOIS | 53.03 | Portlaoise | -7.28 | 19727 | Summerhill |
| LAOIS | 53.03 | Portlaoise | -7.28 | 2260011 | Summerhill Portlaoise |
| LAOIS | 53.03 | Portlaoise | -7.28 | 2560386 | Portlaoise |
| LAOIS | 53.03 | Portlaoise | -7.28 | 21853 | Aghnaharna |
| LAOIS | 53.03 | Portlaoise | -7.28 | 2360350 | Portlaoise |
| LAOIS | 53.03 | Portlaoise | -7.28 | 2560387 | Portlaoise |
| LAOIS | 53.03 | Portlaoise | -7.28 | 2560385 | Portlaoise |
| LAOIS | 53.03 | Portlaoise | -7.27 | 17396 | Summerhill Lane |
| LAOIS | 53.03 | Portlaoise | -7.28 | 2360348 | Portlaoise |
| LAOIS | 53.03 | Portlaoise | -7.28 | 18546 | Aghnaharna |
| LAOIS | 53.03 | Portlaoise | -7.28 | 19217 | Aghnaharna |
Applicants (1)
| Name | Homes | Sites |
|---|---|---|
| Bircrest Limited | 289 | 5 |
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
- 6
- Facility count
- 7
Stops (6)
| Name | Agency | Stop id | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerhill | nta | 8280B160471 | 745.7 |
| Summerhill | nta | 8280B160691 | 775.7 |
| Block Road | nta | 8280B160701 | 796.6 |
| Block Road | nta | 8280B160461 | 805.5 |
| Saint Fintans Campus | nta | 8280B160481 | 924.3 |
| Saint Fintans Campus | nta | 8280B160681 | 949 |
Schools (6)
| Council | Ref | Kind | Name | Path | Distance m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAOIS | 20480F | school_primary | Holy Family Senior School | /school/holy-family-senior-school-20480f | 199.9 |
| LAOIS | 20270R | school_primary | Holy Family Junior School | /school/holy-family-junior-school-20270r | 252.4 |
| LAOIS | 20347D | school_primary | Portlaoise Educate Together NS | /school/portlaoise-educate-together-ns-20347d | 520 |
| LAOIS | 20081O | school_primary | GAELSCOIL PHORT LAOISE | /school/gaelscoil-phort-laoise-20081o | 585.6 |
| LAOIS | 14838N | school_primary | MARYBORO N S | /school/maryboro-n-s-14838n | 632.9 |
| LAOIS | 20100P | school_primary | THE KOLBE SPECIAL SCHOOL | /school/the-kolbe-special-school-20100p | 725 |
Other sites nearby
- Portlaoise · Permitted, not started
- Residential land off Aghnaharna, Portlaoise · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Portlaoise · Permitted, not started
- Residential land off Summerhill Lane, Portlaoise · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land off Summerhill Lane, Portlaoise · On the RZLT map (3% land tax)
- Residential land off Aghnaharna, Portlaoise · 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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