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Townparks

Townparks , Rathdowney Road , Borris in Ossory · Borris-in-Ossory-Mountmellick · Laois

Permission for 26 homes runs out 7 Feb 2027. 26 homes granted 08 Feb 2022, expires 07 Feb 2027

Site area
1.25 ha (3.10 acres)
Zoning
R1
Homes permitted
26, permission to 7 Feb 2027
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Why this site

  • Permission running out· grant expires within a year, not started
    Permission for 26 homes runs out 7 Feb 2027 · 26 homes granted 08 Feb 2022, expires 07 Feb 2027 · 7 Feb 2027 · source

Planning on this site

Planning applications within 500 m (on Planning Register)

Questions about Townparks

When does the planning permission at Townparks expire?
Its planning permission 215 for 26 homes, granted 8 Feb 2022, expires on 7 Feb 2027.
Has building started at Townparks?
No. No commencement notice has been filed for planning permission 215.

Who owns it

The registered owner is on the Land Registry folio. Search the map on landdirect.ie at 52.93800, -7.62825 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
7
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, 15 Oct 2026; acp, 9 Oct 2026; bcms, 14 Oct 2026

Deadlines running

Count
1
Radius m
250

Clocks (1)

KindBasisSummaryDays leftDeadline atDeadline kind
permission_expirysignalPermission 215 expires unless works start (s.40 PDA 2000)1157 Feb 2027permission_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, 15 Oct 2026; moderngov, 15 Oct 2026; npad, 15 Oct 2026; rzlt, 11 Oct 2026

Zoning and the RZLT map

Rzlt

On site
No
Available
Yes

Zones (6)

CodeLabelMeaningPlan idValid toFetched at
C1.1Retail warehousingZoned for bulky-goods retail warehousing — large sheds, large car parks.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
M2Major town centreThe main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
R3Rural clusterA small rural settlement where only modest infill serving local need is envisaged.LS-002:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-20277 Mar 202827 Sept 2026
C3High technologyZoned for office, research and development and high-technology manufacturing.LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-37 Mar 20284 Oct 2026
M2Major town centreThe main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.LS-003:DP:laois-county-development-plan-2021-2027-including-ministerial-direction-as-varied-by-variation-no-1-no-2-and-no-37 Mar 20284 Oct 2026
R1New residentialZoned 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-37 Mar 20284 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
26
Sites
1
Lapsing
26
Not started
26
Started pct
0
Sites lapsed
0
Sites lapsing
1
Sites started
0
Sites unbuilt
0
Sites appealed
0

Sites (1)

CouncilLatLEALonRefName
LAOIS52.94Borris-In-Ossory -Mountmellick-7.63215Townparks

Grants of 10+ homes. "Unbuilt" means no commencement notice has been matched; "lapsing" expires within a year. Sources: bcms, 14 Oct 2026; npad, 15 Oct 2026

Public land nearby

Radius m
1,000

Sources: lda_lands, 11 Sept 2026; moderngov, 15 Oct 2026

Transport and schools

Radius m
1,000
Stop count
4
Facility count
1

Stops (4)

NameAgencyStop idDistance m
Borris-in-Ossorynta8280PB14732173.3
Borris-in-Ossorynta828000005191
Borris-in-Ossorynta828000032202.1
Borris-in-Ossorynta828000033221.6

Schools (1)

CouncilRefKindNamePathDistance m
LAOIS07442Uschool_primarySt Josephs National School/school/st-josephs-national-school-07442u383.2

Sources: gtfs, 11 Oct 2026; schools, 27 Sept 2026

Other sites nearby

Figures as of 12 Oct 2026. Sources: acp (9 Oct 2026); bcms (14 Oct 2026); constraints (27 Sept 2026); consult (15 Oct 2026); gtfs (11 Oct 2026); lda_lands (11 Sept 2026); moderngov (15 Oct 2026); npad (15 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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