How do I check planning applications near a house in Portlaoise?

The National Planning Application Map on MyPlan.ie maps every application since about 2010. Search the address, then look at the streets around it, not only the plot. Applications within 300 m are the ones that change your view, your light and your parking. The report lists them for the exact Eircode with status and decision.

Is a lot being built in Portlaoise?

331 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 13 of them for ten or more homes (746 units in total). That is an active pipeline: expect construction traffic and new estates on the edge of town.

Does a planning application nearby affect the price?

A granted permission for a large scheme next door can cut what a house is worth and can also mean two years of noise. It can also raise prices if it brings a school or a shop. Read the description, the decision and the appeal status. The report gives you that for everything within 300 m.

Planning applications · Portlaoise, Co. Laois

Planning applications in Portlaoise: 331 in three years

331 planning applications were lodged within 2 km of the centre of Portlaoise in the last three years, 13 of them for ten homes or more (746 units). Here they are, and what to check around a specific house.

Figures compiled from the public records listed at the foot of this page. Data snapshot: 2 October 2026. Updated when the records change.

Check one house in Portlaoise

331 planning applications within 2 km of Portlaoise in three years, 13 for ten homes or more.

One specific house in Portlaoise: planning applications within 300 m of that Eircode, the house's own planning file, flood zone, radon, BER, sale history. Thirty-eight checks in all, each linked to the public record.

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331

planning applications within 2 km of the centre since 2023

of them for 10 homes or more

746

residential units in those large applications

What is being proposed in Portlaoise

The largest recent applications within 2 km of the centre, from the national planning register:

42 units, lodged 2026-05, further information (Laois County Council): Demolish the former Coughlan Fireplaces Sales Room and workshop and boundary walls; the construction of a new access road off Colliers Lane with new boundary walls for the two existing roadside dwellings immediately to t
174 units, lodged 2026-05, decision made (Laois County Council): construct a Large Scale Residential Development at this site: Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. The development will consist of: the provision of 174 no. residential house and apartment units and a creche
88 units, lodged 2026-03, application finalised (Laois County Council): construct 88 no. residential units and all associated site development works including footpaths, parking, boundary treatments, drainage, bicycle and bin stores and landscaping/amenity areas at Colliers Lane, Ballyroan (
76 units, lodged 2026-01, application finalised (Laois County Council): 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. m
16 units, lodged 2025-09, application finalised (Laois County Council): (1) Permission to demolish part of existing boundary wall, (2) Permission is sought to erect 16 no. dwelling units in 2 no. blocks with each block containing 4 no. ground floor apartments & 4 no. townhouses (3) Permissio
92 units, lodged 2025-06, application finalised (Laois County Council): construct 92 No. residential dwellings comprising 86 No. 4-bed houses and 6 No. 2-bed sheltered housing units. The proposed development will be 1 No. and 2 No. storeys in height. The development will also include: minor

A count for the whole town says how busy the planning office is. What matters for a purchase is the 300 m around the house: the field behind it, the corner site, the neighbour’s attic conversion. That is what the report lists, with the decision and the appeal status for each file.

What to check before you bid

Three things. First, permissions granted but not yet built near the house: the register shows them, the street does not. Second, whether the house itself has a planning file: an extension without permission is a title problem your solicitor has to fix before closing. Third, the zoning in the development plan for the fields around it. The report covers all three for one Eircode.

Also for Portlaoise

Flood risk in Portlaoise · Radon in Portlaoise · BER ratings in Portlaoise · Planning permission across Co. Laois

Nearby: Portarlington, Monasterevin, Athy, Rathangan, Kildare Town, Tullamore.

Other checks for Portlaoise

Flood risk in Portlaoise13 recorded floods
Radon in Portlaoisemoderate radon area
Japanese knotweed in Co. Laois133 records
BER ratings in Portlaoisetypical B3

GuidePlanning search before buying a house: the three files that matter

Questions people ask

How do I check planning applications near a house in Portlaoise?: The National Planning Application Map on MyPlan.ie maps every application since about 2010. Search the address, then look at the streets around it, not only the plot. Applications within 300 m are the ones that change your view, your light and your parking. The report lists them for the exact Eircode with status and decision.
Is a lot being built in Portlaoise?: 331 applications were lodged within 2 km of the town centre in the last three years, 13 of them for ten or more homes (746 units in total). That is an active pipeline: expect construction traffic and new estates on the edge of town.
Does a planning application nearby affect the price?: A granted permission for a large scheme next door can cut what a house is worth and can also mean two years of noise. It can also raise prices if it brings a school or a shop. Read the description, the decision and the appeal status. The report gives you that for everything within 300 m.

Sources

National Planning Application Map (MyPlan.ie)

Area figures, compiled from public records. They describe the town or county, not any one house. The paid report checks the exact Eircode.