Planning WireCounty Laois
The biggest planning applications lodged with Laois County Council in the past year, and the council’s decisions on them: solar farms, wind farms, battery plants, data centres, housing schemes of fifty homes or more, and large hotels. Each story is written from the council’s own record, which is quoted in full on the page, so every figure can be checked.
Past 365 days: 1,038 applications received in all, 13 stories on the wire. RSS feed.
Solar farms · 4Housing schemes · 9
5 applications awaiting a decision or decided outside the past year.
Solar farmsLodged 23 Oct 2026Laois
An applicant lodged plans with Laois County Council on 23 October 2026 for a 149-hectare solar farm at Stradbally. Submissions from the public can be made until 26 November 2026, and a decision is due by 17 December 2026.
Solar farmsLodged 20 Oct 2026Laois
An applicant lodged plans with Laois County Council on 20 October 2026 for a 149-hectare solar farm at Stradbally. Submissions from the public can be made until 23 November 2026.
Housing schemesLodged 6 Oct 2026Laois
An applicant lodged plans with Laois County Council on 6 October 2026 for a 67-home scheme at Summerhill Portlaoise Co. Laois. Submissions from the public can be made until 9 November 2026, and a decision is due by 30 November 2026.
Housing schemesLodged 19 Jun 2026Laois
An applicant lodged plans with Laois County Council on 19 June 2026 for a 74-home scheme at Canal Road, Portarlington.
Housing schemesLodged 26 Feb 2026Laois
An applicant lodged plans with Laois County Council on 26 February 2026 for an 88-home scheme at Colliers Lane Ballyroan (townland), Portlaoise.
8 decisions by Laois County Council in the past year.
Housing schemesDecision 29 Sept 2026Laois
Housing schemesDecision 7 Aug 2026Laois
Housing schemesDecision 15 Jun 2026Laois
Housing schemesDecision 22 May 2026Laois
Solar farmsDecision 13 Feb 2026Laois
Housing schemesDecision 13 Jan 2026Laois
Housing schemesDecision 13 Jan 2026Laois
Solar farmsDecision 30 Dec 2025Laois
