Land and House Acquisition

Laois County Council may buy suitable land or houses to use for social housing.

Expressions of interest purchase of land

Laois County Council is seeking expressions of interest from Developers and Landowners for the purchase of Land for Social Housing purposes in the following areas across the County in particular:

  • Portlaoise
  • Portarlington
  • Mountmellick
  • All other towns/villages in County Laois where there is a Housing Need.

The proposed land should ideally suit the size of the town or village as follows:

  • Towns and villages with populations up to 1,000 – Scheme size up to 20 houses
  • Towns and villages with populations greater than 1,000 up to 5,000 – Scheme size up to 30 houses
  • Towns and villages with populations greater than 5,000 – Scheme size up to 40 houses

Laois County Council is interested in proposals on greenfield and brownfield sites.  Land to be of interest to the Council, must be close to services in a town or village, ideally within one mile (1.6km) from shops, schools and local amenities.

I have land available, now what?

If you have any Land available or that may become available shortly, you can complete the Expression of Interest Form with details, including:  

  • asking price
  • acreage of land
  • sizes of houses
  • ownership
  • date available and 
  • location map

You can request an information pack from Housing Department, Laois County Council, Aras an Chontae, JFL Avenue, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, via email to housingdelivery@laoiscoco.ie or by phone at 057 866 4000.

Submissions to be made by e-mail to housingdelivery@laoiscoco.ie marked and addressed as follows: “Expression of Interest in the Sale of Land to Laois County Council 2024”.

Laois County Council is not obliged to purchase any land submitted as part of this process.  Land purchases are subject to the approval of the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. Laois County Council may also source land by directly approaching property owners, estate agents, online property websites and by other appropriate means.