Large residential · Co. Laois
Site at Dargan Woods, Borris Road in the Townland of Borris Great, Portlaoise County Laois
Granted 6 Nov 2025 (final grant issued 8 Dec 2025)
Key facts
- Planning application 2560311 at Site At Dargan Woods, Borris Road In The Townland of Borris Great, Portlaoise County Laois: Development which will consist of.
- The applicant is Dargan Woods Devco Ltd. The agent is Kirsty McDonnell.
- It was received by Laois County Council on 22 May 2025.
- Status: Granted 6 Nov 2025 (final grant issued 8 Dec 2025).
- Work started on site on 12 May 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
Development which will consist of
carry out development which will consist of: The construction of 22 no. house units to include; 1 no. detached 4 bedroom house with floor area of 148sq.m, 12 no. semi-detached 4 bedroom houses with floor area of 132.2 sq.m each, and 9 no. terraced 3 bedroom houses with floor area ranging between 102 sq.m and 116.2 sq.m each. The development includes all ancillary works to include an access road and footpaths, public lighting, water servicing including foul and storm water, landscaping and all ancillary site works
- Location
- Co. Laois Map
- Council
- Laois County Council
- Planning reference
- 2560311
- Applicant
- Dargan Woods Devco Ltd
- Agent
- Kirsty McDonnell
Numbers and dates
- Floor area
- 3,120 m²
- Estimated construction value
- €4.7m to €6.0mOur estimate from floor area and project type, at January 2026 prices, building works only. Not a stated figure. How we estimate
- Project type
- Large residential
- Received
- 22 May 2025
- Decision to grant
- 6 Nov 2025
- Final grant
- 8 Dec 2025
- Site start
- 12 May 2026
Timeline
- Application received
- Decision to grant
- Final grant issued
- Site start
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2560311 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file
- From the planning documentsRead from Planning Report in the council's file.
- Unit mix
- 12 4 Bedroom Semi-Detached Houses, 1 4 Bedroom Detached House, 9 3 Bedroom Terraced House
- Site area
- 1.0789 ha
- Applicant
- Dargan Woods Devco Limited
- Phasing
- This phase consists of 22 dwellings, part of a larger development with previous phases under construction.
- Scope
- The proposed development is for 22 residential dwellings on a 1.0789ha site at Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
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
- 12 May 2026Work started · phase 1 · Continuation of housing estate, Dargan Woods.The construction of 22 no. house units. The...
- 7 Sep 2026Work started · phase 2 · Continuation of housing estate, Dargan Woods.The construction of 4 Apartment units. The...
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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