Laois County Council Offices are closed to members of the public in compliance with COVID-19 restrictions. Access is strictly by appointment only.
The Council phone line 057 866 4000 is open Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays), between the hours of 9am to 5pm, for the Laois County Council Community Response Support Helpline to facilitate the most appropriate community response to the needs of vulnerable people living in the community where their usual sources of support have become unavailable due to COVID19 and to deal with normal Council queries.
Click HERE to visit our Community Response Support page and to find out more about the Vaccine Rollout Programme
Laois County Council are currently not carrying out site suitability / percolation tests until further notice. Please advise Laois County Council of any percolation tests being carried out by third parties using the notification form in Section 5 of the planning pack, giving at least 5 days advance notice.
A decision by Laois County Council to refuse the application for an event licence for the Electric Picnic 2021, issued on the 4th August 2021 pursuant to section 231 (3)(a) and (b) of the Planning and Development Act, as amended. The decision was based on the following reasons: Having regard to the […]
Submissions received in relation to An Bord Pleanala ABP-310430-21 regarding proposed works to Inch Bridge across the Stradbally river An Bord Pleanala ABP 310430 21 Inch Bridge Stradbally
EP Republic has applied for a LICENCE APPLICATION under the terms of Part XVI of the Planning and Development Act 2000 to 2015 (as amended) for a Proposed Multi Stage Concert event to be held at Stradbally Hall Estate, Stradbally, Co. Laois The proposed Multi Stage Concert event to […]
SHORT TERM LETTING OF PROPERTIES Are you letting your property in full or part of? Are you letting a house for short term periods? Have you submitted the necessary forms to the Planning Authority? Do you know someone who this may relate to…. REGULATION OF SHORT TERM LETTING See Details […]
Decision on the extension of the operational life of the Doel 1 & 2 Nuclear Power Plants, located near the Port of Antwerp, Belgium Links to the department’s consultation page: https://www.gov.ie/en/consultation/f160a-transboundary-environmental-public-consultation-decision-on-the-extension-of-the-operational-life-of-the-doel-1-2-nuclear-power-plants-located-near-the-port-of-antwerp-belgium/ https://www.gov.ie/ga/comhairliuchan/comhairliuchan-poibli-timpeallachta-trasteorann-cinneadh-faoi-shaolre-oibriochtuil-staisiuin-nuicleacha-doel-1-agus-2-ata-lonnaithe-i-ngar-do-chalafort-antuairp-an-bheilg-a-shineadh/
Have your say on the Draft Laois County Development Plan 2021 – 2027 Submission and observations in relation to the Draft Laois County Development Plan, the Strategic Environmental Assessment Report, the Appropriate Assessment Report and the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment, can be made until 5pm, Tuesday 23rd March 2021. You can […]
Have your say on the Draft Laois County Development Plan 2021 – 2027 The Draft Plan, the Strategic Environmental Assessment Report, the Appropriate Assessment Report and the Strategic Flood Risk Assessment, will be on public display and available for public inspection until 23rd March 2021 at the following locations: https://consult.laois.ie Planning […]
SHORT TERM LETTING New Short Term Letting Regulations, Planning and Development (amendment) Regulations 2019. As part of the measures to help address pressures in the private housing rental market, new planning legislative reforms to regulate the short term letting sector came into effect on 1 July 2019. The reforms, which […]
20210215 Letter To LAs Re Withdrawal DECLG Wylfa Newydd 16×2 83 IE II IT Further details on the withdrawal of the application and all other related documents can be found on the Planning Inspectorate UK website: https://infrastructure.planninginspectorate.gov.uk/ projects/wales/wylfa-newydd-nuclear-power-station/
The Planning Department will be holding number of public webinars throughout the public consultation period of the Draft Laois County Development Plan 2021 – 2027 in lieu of community meetings due to the COVID-19 restrictions. Each webinar will focus on a different topic related to the Draft Plan which are […]
The Draft Laois County Development Plan 2021 – 2027 will be on public display and available for public inspection from 12th January 2021 to 23rd March 2021 (both dates inclusive) at the following locations: https://consult.laois.ie Planning Office, Laois County Council, Aras an Chontae, JFL Avenue, Portlaoise, Co.Laois (by appointment only during normal opening hours as per […]
