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2660034

28 Jan 2026

Status: APPEALED

1) Retain permission for the removal of existing trees and hedges to a 22.5m portion of the front boundary adjacent to entrance gate and replacement with a 2.7m high paladin fence, affixing safety and opening-hours signage along the front boundary fence and entrance gate, and erection of building signage onto existing structures within the site. 2) Planning permission for the provision of beech hedging to the external side of the front boundary paladin fence and all associated site works

Laois County Council

Tirlán Farmlife Graiguecullen Branch , Portlaoise Road Carlow town , Co. Laois

Application type: RETENTIONDecision: CONDITIONAL
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2660008

7 Jan 2026

Status: APPEALED

carry out development which will consist of: A proposed residential and commercial development on a brownfield site of 4.96 hectares to include the construction of 217 no. single to four storey residential units; 2 No. mixed use three storey commercial buildings to accommodate a creche, ground floor retail units, restaurant, and office space; a new roads layout with two new vehicular entrances off Harpur’s Lane and Mountrath Road; a dedicated pedestrian and cycle link traversing the site between the two road entrances; a DMURS compliant raised platform junction at the vehicular entrance onto Harpur’s Lane and a courtesy type pedestrian crossing further to the west on Harpur’s Lane; an additional service exit onto Mountrath Road adjacent to the proposed mixed use commercial building; associated footpaths, traffic calming, carparking, street lighting, paving, landscaping with integrated children’s playground, drainage, bin storage, and bicycle storage throughout the development; free standing ESB substations; a connection to the existing public services; and all associated ancillary site development works.The proposed development will involve the demolition of: 3 no. former fuel islands; 1 no. former fuel offloading area; the removal of underground fuel tanks and associate underground pipework; and the foundations of the former shopping centre. The proposed 217 no. residential units to consist of 74 houses and 141 apartments (including duplexes) along with 2 no. assisted living units as follows: (a) 9 no. semi-detached 2 storey 4 bed townhouses; (b) 37 no. semi-detached and terraced 2 and 3 storey 3 bed townhouses; (c) 18 no. semi-detached and terraced 2 storey 2 bed townhouses; (d) 10 no. detached and semi-detached 2 bed single storey lifetime homes; (e) 2 no. detached single storey 5 bed assisted living units with in house carer accommodation; and (f) 29 no. 1 bed, 61 no. 2 bed, and 51 no. 3 bed own door apartments and duplex apartments in three and four storey blocks. The proposed 2 no. mixed use 3 storey commercial buildings to consist of: (1) a 416.6sq.m creche over two floors to accommodate 61 children and support staff with dedicated playground with separate 359.8sq.m office space and ancillary accommodation to first and second floors with separate entrance at ground level; and (2) a separate 2,208.9sq.m 3 storey commercial building with public plaza facing onto Mountrath Street consisting of 511.5sq.m of ground floor retail space, a 311.5sq.m res

Laois County Council

Lands located between Harpur’s Lane and Mountrath Road (former Centrepoint Shopping Centre) , Maryborough Portlaoise , Co. Laois

Application type: PERMISSIONDecision: CONDITIONAL
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2560770

20 Nov 2025

Status: APPEALED

Intensify the usage of the creche, located at the Maltings, Harpurs Lane Portlaoise previous planning grant reference 24/60056. The existing planning accommodates 22 children, and the new application is designed to accommodate 58 children. The car parking for staff has been increased. The play area has also been revised.

Laois County Council

Hapurs Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois (part of former Minch Norton Maltings).

Application type: PERMISSIONDecision: REFUSED
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2560769

20 Nov 2025

Status: APPEALED

(i) Retain alteration (Roller Door to Side Elevation) made to existing Industrial unit previously granted planning Ref 10/290. (ii) Retain two no. Storage containers and two no. Staff Office containers. (iii) Full planning permission to construct an extension to the rear of existing Industrial unit. (iv) Full planning permission to construct a new Industrial unit with all associated site works

Laois County Council

Ballymullen , Abbeyleix , Co Laois

Application type: RETENTIONDecision: CONDITIONAL
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2560611

23 Sept 2025

Status: APPEALED

develop the following within Co. Laois: • Linear arrays of solar PV panels on ground mounted steel supported structures with associated cabling and ducting (including onsite control and switch gear room and underground cable grid connection to the Bracklone 110kV substation); • 2 no. proposed single storey inverter stations; • A co-located Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) park (including 16 no. containers with cells and 4 no. containers with PCS and inverters) with associated security fencing and gates; • Site Perimeter fencing; • 1 no. new site entrance with palisade double security gates; • 1 no. temporary construction compound/carpark/material storage area with associated temporary site offices, parking areas and security fencing; • 1 no. temporary and 1 no. permanent steel storage containers; • Site access tracks including passing and turning bays; • On-site pole mounted CCTV cameras; • 1 no. temporary construction stage Moby Dick type wheel wash systems; • 1 no. Concrete wash out locations (within temporary construction compound); and • All associated and ancillary works The proposed solar farm development spans a total site area measuring 60.36 ha, of which 37.66 ha is located in Co. Kildare and 22.7 ha is located in Co. Laois. Permission is sought for a period of 10 years with an operational period of 40 years. The total capacity of Solar PV on the site is estimated to be 32 MW. An Appropriate Assessment Screening Report (AASR) and Natura Impact Statement (NlS) has been prepared for this development and submitted with this planning application. The development is covered by the provisions of the (RED III) Renewable Energy Directive III (Directive (EU) 2023/2413 ). The planning application is subject to section 34D of the Planning and Development Act, 2000, as amended. When a notice issues in accordance with section 34D(b), the provisions of article 26A of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 to 2025 shall apply.

Laois County Council

Kilmullen Ullard or Controversyland Clonanny Lea and Loughmansland Glebe , Portarlington , Co. Laois

Application type: PERMISSIONDecision: REFUSED
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Applications by area

Top Laois localities in the imported the latest year.

(part of former Minch Norton Maltings)
Abbeyleix
CO . LAOIS
ESKER HILLS PORTLAOISE
Maryborough Portlaoise
Portarlington
Portlaoise
Portlaoise Road Carlow town

Monthly registrations

Recent application volume by registration month.

Sept 20251
Oct 20251
Nov 20253
Jan 20262
Mar 20261

Areas in Mar 2026

Localities with the most applications in the latest registration month.

ESKER HILLS PORTLAOISE

Status in Mar 2026

Current status mix for applications registered in the latest month.

APPEALED

Types in Mar 2026

Most common application types registered in the latest month.

RETENTION

Planning activity and trends

Based on the latest 12 months of imported planning data for this council.

Applications

8

Latest registered

6 Mar 2026

Most active area

(part of former Minch Norton Maltings)

Most common type

PERMISSION

Latest month apps

1

Month change

+1

Monthly trend

Mar 2026

-1

01223Sept 25Nov 25Mar 26

Area overview

(part of former Minch Norton Maltings) accounts for 13%

(part of former Minch Norton Maltings)13%
Abbeyleix13%
CO . LAOIS13%
ESKER HILLS PORTLAOISE13%
Maryborough Portlaoise13%
Portarlington13%

Status mix

APPEALED accounts for 100%

APPEALED100%

Application types

PERMISSION accounts for 63%

PERMISSION63%
RETENTION38%