Laois County Council grants permission for 90-home scheme at Leighlin Road, Crossneen Carlow, Co. Laois

In context

It is one of 54 housing scheme applications Laois County Council has received in the past twelve months, against 1,561 nationally. Of the 3,032 such applications decided by councils in the past three years, 79% 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 14 April 2025. 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.

make alterations to a granted permission reference P23.3 at Crossneen, Carlow, Co. Laois. Alterations to provide for a partial revised layout to accommodate 2 No. Type C1 – four bedroom two storey semi-detached dwellings, plus 4 No. blocks Type D – each block containing 2 No. two bedroom two storey townhouses plus 2 No. two bedroom own door access apartments plus all landscaping and site enclosures plus all associated site works. An NIS Nature Impact Statement has been submitted with this application