Planning application · Laois County Council

Situated at: Laurel Hill, Coolrain

Laurel Hill, Coolrain, Co.Laois

2560274 · LaoisGranted

1.655 ha · Granted · permission to Jan 2031

Planning application 2560274 to Laois County Council: Situated at: Laurel Hill, Coolrain, at Laurel Hill, Coolrain. Granted by the council on 16 December 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 25 January 2031.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Further information requested
  3. Further information received
  4. Council granted
  5. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2560274
Planning authority
Laois County Council
Received
7 May 2025
Decided
16 Dec 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Agricultural
Site area
1.655 ha
Further information requested
1 Jul 2025
Further information received
24 Oct 2025

Proposed development

development at this site situated at: Laurel Hill, Coolrain, Co. Laois. The development will consist of: - permission for the importation of Inert soil & stone (EWC 17.05.14) into the subject site of 1.655 hectares in order that the site can be rendered suitable for agricultural grassland, it is proposed to improve the 1.655 hectares and is estimated that this will require approximately 33,100 cubic metres of Greenfield inert soil and stone. The applicant also proposes to widen existing entrance and dry wheel wash and all associated site works. An Appropriate Assessment Screening and Ecological Impact Assessment has been submitted with this application. .

Planning status

Permission was granted on 16 Dec 2025. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 25 Jan 2031.

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