Small residential · Co. Laois

Borris Great, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

Granted 10 Sep 2025 (final grant issued 4 Nov 2025)

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2560248 at Borris Great, Portlaoise, Co. Laois: 2 homes.
  • The applicant is Kevin and Jane Gorman. The agent is Micheal McGrath.
  • It was received by Laois County Council on 25 Apr 2025.
  • Status: Granted 10 Sep 2025 (final grant issued 4 Nov 2025).
  • Work started on site on 12 Jan 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.

Source: the Laois County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

2 homes

construct dwelling house, new foul mains connection, new site entrance, ancillary site services and all associated site works.

Location
Portlaoise, Co. Laois Map
Planning reference
2560248
Applicant
Kevin and Jane Gorman
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Numbers and dates

Homes
2
Floor area
263 m²per planning documents
Project type
Small residential
Received
25 Apr 2025
Decision to grant
10 Sep 2025
Final grant
4 Nov 2025
Site start
12 Jan 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Decision to grant
  3. Final grant issued
  4. Site start

Outlook

What happens next

Work started on site on 12 Jan 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.

Work packages named so far

  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description
  • GroundworksNamed in the planning documents
  • WastewaterNamed in the planning documents

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 2560248 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
  • From the planning documentsRead from Application Form - Part A in the council's file.
    Unit mix
    1 House
    Floor area
    263 m² (per planning documents)
    Site area
    0.105 ha
    Scope
    New dwelling house with foul mains connection, site entrance, ancillary services and associated works.
    Groundworks
    “new site entrance and ancillary site services”
    Wastewater
    “new foul mains connection”

How we know this

From the Laois County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act. Facts from the planning documents were read from the documents in that file.

Site starts

Commencement notices for this permission

  1. 12 Jan 2026Work started · Construct dwelling house, new foul main connection, new site entrance and all associated...

A commencement notice tells the council that building work is about to start. A completion certificate is filed when it is finished.

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