Laois County Council grants permission for 68-home scheme at Harpur's Lane, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

In context

It is one of 56 housing scheme applications Laois County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,638 nationally. Of the 3,067 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 78% were granted.

What happens next

The applicant, or anyone who made a submission on the application, can appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála within four weeks of 2 October 2023. If no appeal is lodged, the council’s decision stands and a final grant issues.

The development description, as lodged

Verbatim from the Laois County Council register. This is the source for every figure in the story above.

modify existing granted planning permission under Reg. Ref. 21-64 (Block 4 & 5) as follows: * the relocation of the bin and bicycle store for block 5 from the ground floor to the southern boundary of the site. * the relocation of the bin and bicycle store for block 4 from the ground floor to the eastern boundary of the site. * two additional ground floor 1-bed apartments to block 4 and 5 (1 additional apartment in each block). * the addition of two car park spaces from 73 to 75. * an increase of the parapet height from 16.1m - 17.140m on block 5. * and increase of the parapet height from 13.1 - 13.35m on block 4