GrantedDecision recorded
Residential development, A c. 1.82 Ha site at Summerhill, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
provide 36 No. 4-bed, 2 No. storey houses.The development will also include: the continuation of the Link Road permitted in Phases 1A & 1B, as proposed to be amended as part of the Phase 2 application and extended as part of the Phase 2 & 3 applications; car parking; public open space; drainage connections; boundary...
The public decision state is shown, but conditions and later amendments can still change delivery scope.
Package signals below are limited to wording in the public application record.
No tender, award, contractor appointment, supplier appointment or procurement timetable is inferred.
Opportunity & supplier intelligence
What is known, and what may happen next
Timing is a planning-stage outlook, not a tender, award, contractor appointment, supplier appointment or guaranteed procurement date.
A planning decision is recorded and no linked commencement is indexed. Conditions, procurement and start timing remain unconfirmed.
Decision date 12 Jan 2026. / Confidence: LowDecision date 12 Jan 2026.
No commencement indexed / This is an index state, not proof that no works have started.
Source limited40 drawing entries are present in the official document inventory.
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Confirmed scope
Confirmed application scope
Application for permission for a residential development of 36 dwellings on lands at Summerhill, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
Named firms
Public source roles
- Bircrest Limited
- Applicant / promoter named in an official planning document
- Document role only; current development or appointment status is not confirmed.
Evidence-backed work packages
Explicit source signals only
No work package meets the explicit source, reference and locator threshold. PlanningBrief does not pad this list with generic trades.
Confidence & provenance 0 official sources
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Exact reference
- 2560387
- Evidence reviewed
- 2 Jul 2026
- Confidence
- Document-derived
Facts come from the indexed public planning record and any bounded structured document evidence. No request-time official fetch, tender, award or appointment inference is used.
Application-stage scope
3 source-supported signalsWhat the public record evidences
One-off house
The public application record identifies one-off house in the submitted planning scope.
Roads and site-development scope
The public application description explicitly references roads and site-development scope.
Services / drainage scope
The public application description explicitly references services / drainage scope.
Only source-supported scope signals are shown; generic trade padding is omitted.
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Project facts
Named source parties
- Promoter
- not included in reference feed
- Planning agent
- not included in reference feed
- Builder / developer
- Bircrest Limited
Document-derived evidence
Source-specific, not inferred
Facts extracted from official planning documents
- Unit mix
- 36 dwellings
- Site area
- 1.8 ha
- Applicant / promoter
- Bircrest Limited
- Phasing
- Phase 4 of a larger development comprising Phases 2, 3, and 4, with Phases 1A & 1B under construction.
- Scope
- Application for permission for a residential development of 36 dwellings on lands at Summerhill, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
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Source: Planning Report, Laois County Council planning file
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Official description
Application text
provide 36 No. 4-bed, 2 No. storey houses.The development will also include: the continuation of the Link Road permitted in Phases 1A & 1B, as proposed to be amended as part of the Phase 2 application and extended as part of the Phase 2 & 3 applications; car parking; public open space; drainage connections; boundary treatments; hard and soft landscaping; lighting; and all associated site and development works above and below ground.
Source-aware chronology
Empty lanes explain their state.Application to site progress
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Applied 30 Jun 2025 2560387
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Decision Conditional 12 Jan 2026
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Appeal No appeal indexed No public appeal record is indexed against this application.
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Commenced No commencement indexed No reliable public commencement record is indexed against this permission.
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Completed Completion not recorded No privacy-cleared exact completion certificate is linked to this permission. Absence is not evidence that the project is incomplete.
Evidence register
Public planning recordSource, scope and limits
Application description and scale 2560387
provide 36 No. 4-bed, 2 No. storey houses.The development will also include: the continuation of the Link Road permitted in Phases 1A & 1B, as proposed to be amended as part of the Phase 2 application and extended as part of the Phase 2 & 3 applications; car parking; public open space; drainage connections; boundary treatments; hard and soft landscaping; lighting; and all associated site and development works above and below ground.
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