GrantedDecided 11 September 2025Laois County Council

A site at Bishopswood Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois

Planning application 2560255
DecisionConditional grant
Decided11 September 2025
Application typePERMISSION
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Site

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Proposed development

Application description published by Laois County Council.
Amend the design and layout of the development permitted under Laois County Council Reg. Ref. 19/432 (as amended by Laois County Council Reg. Ref. 24/46) comprising: A reduction in site area from 4.01 to 3.91 hectares to facilitate an increase to the size of the creche reservation area adjoining the site from 796 sq m to 982 sq m and the exclusion of the creche from the site area; modifications to the internal road layout including the provision of a new internal road to the eastern boundary of the creche site; the relocation and distribution of public open space within the site resulting in the total permitted quantum of 4,522 sq m public open space increasing to 4,657 sq m; the reposition of 13 No. dwellings within the site to accommodate the revised open space arrangement; a change in house types to selected dwellings to be repositioned resulting in an additional 1 No. House Type A, 1 No. House Type A1, and 1 No. House Type D1 and the omission of 1 No. House Type B, 1 No. House Type B1 and 1 No. House Type D. The proposed development also includes amendments to site service arrangements including revisions to attenuation; adjustments to selected footpaths and car parking arrangements; provision of an ESB substation; and all associated site development works above and below ground. The scheme does not alter the number of units (97 No.) permitted at the site and the total quantum of car parking spaces will remain unchanged. The gross floor area of the scheme will change from 10,522 sq m to 10,609 sq m.

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PL-500012-LSSubmitted 02 October 2025 / decided 07 July 2026
Status not recordedCONDITIONAL
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