Large residential · Co. Laois

Colliers Lane Ballyroan (townland), Portlaoise, Co. Laois

Granted 7 Aug 2026

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2660112 at Colliers Lane Ballyroan (Townland), Portlaoise, Co. Laois: 88 homes.
  • The applicant is Dargan Woods Devco Ltd. The agent is Cork Online.
  • It was received by Laois County Council on 2 Mar 2026.
  • Status: Granted 7 Aug 2026.
  • Permission was granted on 7 Aug 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Source: the Laois County Council planning register, checked 25 Aug 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

88 homes

construct 88 no. residential units and all associated site development works including footpaths, parking, boundary treatments, drainage, bicycle and bin stores and landscaping/amenity areas at Colliers Lane, Ballyroan (townland), Portlaoise, Co. Laois. Site clearance works include the removal of walls and pavement associated with the decommissioned wastewater pumping station on the eastern boundary of the site. Site development works include the provision of a raised table (at the proposed entrance to the site), a new footpath and an uncontrolled pedestrian crossing on Colliers Lane. Access to the proposed development will be provided via a new access on to Colliers Lane

Location
Portlaoise, Co. Laois Map
Planning reference
2660112

Numbers and dates

Homes
88
Project type
Large residential
Received
2 Mar 2026
Granted
7 Aug 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Granted

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 7 Aug 2026 and no site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description
  • GroundworksNamed 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 2660112 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
    16 1 Bed Units, 8 2 Bed Units, 22 3 Bed Units, 42 4 Bed Units
    Site area
    2.64 ha
    Applicant
    Dargan Woods Devco Ltd
    Scope
    Proposed development of 88 residential dwellings with associated site works at Colliers Lane, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
    Groundworks
    “concrete base to match footpath”

Reviewed build intelligence

What the documents establish

Government document review

The August notification decides to grant the described 88-home proposal; it expressly is not a final grant. The revised June layout’s schedule states 86 homes. The count discrepancy remains unresolved and selected public quantities are unchanged. Network upgrades, EV ducting revisions and other conditions still apply.

3 official documents inspected · Checked 2026-09-07 · Official file index

Decision describes 88 homes; the revised drawing’s 86-home schedule needs reconciliation

Decision-stage proposal; unresolved documentary quantity discrepancy

What the evidence says
The 7 August decision notification describes 88 homes and explicitly says it is not a final grant. Condition 1 incorporates revised submissions of 18 June and 17 July. The inspected June revision E site layout has a schedule stating 86 homes while its numbered layout reaches 88. These figures are not reconciled by the reviewed pages, so the drawing is not used to replace the retained headline quantity.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Planning and delivery teams should reconcile the agreed accommodation schedule before treating either the drawing schedule or notification description as a fully reconciled construction total.

What is not established
A final grant, explanation of the 86-versus-88 discrepancy and commencement of this exact case are not established.

Inspect the evidence

Notification of decision and twenty conditions · p.1
Notification describes 88 homes and says it is not a grant of permission · Issued 2026-08-07 · Decision notification dated 7 August 2026; expressly not a final grant · Checked 2026-09-07

Notification describes 88 homes and says it is not a grant of permission

Notification of decision and twenty conditions · p.4
Condition 1 incorporates 18 June and 17 July revised submissions · Issued 2026-08-07 · Decision notification dated 7 August 2026; expressly not a final grant · Checked 2026-09-07

Condition 1 incorporates 18 June and 17 July revised submissions

Further-information site layout · p.1
Revision E schedule states 86 total units; numbered plot list reaches 88 · Issued June 2026 (month only) · 25040-300-E, June 2026 revision E; original title date 11 December 2025; received 18 June 2026 · Checked 2026-09-07

Revision E schedule states 86 total units; numbered plot list reaches 88

Occupation and connections must wait for Uisce Eireann upgrades

Condition attached to the decision notification; network completion not established

What the evidence says
Condition 5 requires a connection agreement before works commence and prohibits connections or occupation until Uisce Eireann upgrade works are complete. Existing water infrastructure on the site requires written confirmation of feasible diversions or compliant separation/protection before works. The June layout marks the wayleave over the existing sewer.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Civil contractors and programme managers need to align delivery with the network-upgrade and existing-asset protection requirements.

What is not established
A signed agreement, completed network upgrades and written diversion/separation confirmation are not established.

Inspect the evidence

Notification of decision and twenty conditions · p.5
Condition 5(c)–(f): agreement, upgrade before occupation and existing infrastructure protection · Issued 2026-08-07 · Decision notification dated 7 August 2026; expressly not a final grant · Checked 2026-09-07

Condition 5(c)–(f): agreement, upgrade before occupation and existing infrastructure protection

Further-information site layout · p.1
Wayleave over existing sewer through the site · Issued June 2026 (month only) · 25040-300-E, June 2026 revision E; original title date 11 December 2025; received 18 June 2026 · Checked 2026-09-07

Wayleave over existing sewer through the site

June drainage layout combines bioretention, permeable paving and restricted outflow

Submitted FI drainage design, read with the later decision conditions

What the evidence says
The June PL02 drainage drawing shows bioretention basins, swales/filter drains and permeable paving. Its outlet annotation limits discharge to 7.5 litres per second and the detention-basin schedule gives a maximum attenuated 100-year-event water volume of 402 cubic metres. Condition 6 requires regulated discharge to the public surface-water network while protecting existing land and road drainage.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Drainage, landscape and paving teams must coordinate levels, flow controls and the available attenuation space rather than treating these as separate packages.

What is not established
Installed storage, final hydraulic acceptance, construction drawings and a final grant are not established.

Inspect the evidence

Further-information SuDS and surface-water drainage layout · p.1
PL02: bioretention, permeable paving, 7.5 l/s outlet and 402 m3 attenuated-event volume · Issued 2026-06-15 · 25087-DR-0202 revision PL02; received 18 June 2026 · Checked 2026-09-07

PL02: bioretention, permeable paving, 7.5 l/s outlet and 402 m3 attenuated-event volume

Notification of decision and twenty conditions · p.5
Condition 6: regulate public-network discharge and protect existing drainage · Issued 2026-08-07 · Decision notification dated 7 August 2026; expressly not a final grant · Checked 2026-09-07

Condition 6: regulate public-network discharge and protect existing drainage

EV ducting must be revised to preserve a clear 1.8-metre footpath

Council-required pre-commencement design revision

What the evidence says
Condition 8 requires an agreed public-lighting design and a revised EV ducting layout before commencement. Ducting must run along the front of the path, with charging equipment positioned so that at least 1.8 metres of footpath remains clear. The condition therefore requires a coordinated electrical and pedestrian-layout revision before installation.

Why it may matter — interpretation
Electrical and civil teams should agree charger position and duct routes together to avoid obstructing the pedestrian route.

What is not established
An approved revised layout, charger numbers/ratings and installed lighting or charging equipment are not established.

Inspect the evidence

Notification of decision and twenty conditions · p.6
Condition 8(d)–(e): agreed lighting and revised front-of-path EV ducting; 1.8 m clear width · Issued 2026-08-07 · Decision notification dated 7 August 2026; expressly not a final grant · Checked 2026-09-07

Condition 8(d)–(e): agreed lighting and revised front-of-path EV ducting; 1.8 m clear width
Remaining document questions
  • Has final permission issued and have the 86/88-home schedule discrepancy, network-upgrade dependency and revised EV ducting been resolved?

The declared pages of these government-published PDFs were visually inspected. Other catalogue files, later compliance, procurement and installed specifications were not established. Historical weekly membership is retained separately from these document dates.

How we know this

From the Laois County Council planning register, checked 25 Aug 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.

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