Part VIII: Tyrrells Land, situated along Stradbally Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

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LAOIS COUNTY COUNCIL

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT ACTS 2000 (as amended)

AND

PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS 2001 (as amended)

Notice of Proposed Development by Laois County Council

In accordance with Part XI, Section 179 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) and Part VIII, Article 80 & 81 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) Laois County Council hereby gives notice of its intention to carry out the following development:

LocationNature of Development
Townland of Portlaoise

Details of development: 

The construction of 67 no. housing units consisting of 

  • 4 no. two storey 4 bed units, 
  • 31 no. two storey 3 bed units, 
  • 11 no. two storey 2 bed units, 
  • 4 no. 3 bed duplex units, 
  • 13 no. first floor 2 bed apartments and 
  • 4 no. ground floor 1 bed apartments 

on a site of 2.25ha at Tyrrells Land, situated along Stradbally Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. The site is within the Curtilage of a Protected Structure, RPS 925, Portrain House, Stradbally Road, Portlaoise.

The development will also include the provision of public open space, public walk-way along east boundary, flood defence infrastructure, public lighting, upgraded vehicular access along the Stradbally Road, 116 no. car parking spaces including both in-curtilage and on street parking, (includes required accessible parking space and EV charging spaces), cycle parking, boundary treatments, ESB Substation, laying of underground sewers, watermains and pipes, attenuation, the importation of soil and stone as by product for engineering and landscaping purposes within the development and all associated ancillary works including site development works, and hard and soft landscaping.

An Appropriate Assessment Screening Report for the proposed development has been completed and is available for inspection.

Laois County Council has prepared an EIA Screening Report in accordance with the requirements of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended). On the basis of this Screening Report, Laois County Council has determined that there is no likelihood of significant effects on the environment (Article 120 of Planning and Development Regulations, amended 2018).  Accordingly, it has been determined that an EIA is not required in respect of this proposed development.

Any person may, from 17th December 2024 to 22nd January 2025  inclusive, apply to An Bord Pleanála for a screening determination as to whether the development would be likely to have significant effects on the environment. 

Plans and particulars of the above proposed development are available for viewing on our online consultation portal at https://consult.laois.ie from 17th December 2024 to 23rd January 2025  inclusive.  Plans and particulars are also available for inspection  at the offices of Laois County Council, Áras an Chontae, JFL Avenue, Portlaoise from 17th December 2024 to 23rd January 2025  inclusive. 

Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and the sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may be made online at https://consult.laois.ie before 5.00 p.m. on 6th February 2025. 

Submissions or observations with respect to the proposed development, dealing with the proper planning and the sustainable development of the area in which the development would be situated, may also be made in writing to: Angela McEvoy, Director of Services, Laois County Council, Áras an Chontae, Portlaoise, Co. Laois to be received not later than 5.00 p.m. on 6th February 2025.   .Submissions should be clearly marked:  Tyrrell’s Land, Stradbally Road, Portlaoise, Co Laois– Part VIII.

Note: Only submissions made in the above manner will be considered as valid submissions for the purposes of the Chief Executive’s Report that will be presented to Council.

The Council is subject to the provisions of the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. If you consider that any of the information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for its sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material will, in response to FOI requests, be examined in light of exemptions provided for in the FOI Act.

Angela McEvoy

DIRECTOR OF SERVICES