The Planning Authorities at Laois County Council have recently awarded permission for a major developer to begin construction on a 67-unit project in Portarlington.
Kingscroft Developments Ltd, based in Clonee, County Meath, have been given the green light for the residential development in Cooltederry.
Kingscroft are responsible for a number of other estates around the county, including Cloonroosk Abbey in Portlaoise and Ballycullenbeg in Mountmellick.
The development in Portarlington will consist of two- and three-storey dwellings on just over 3 hectares.
Once built, the development will fully complete three unfinished estates in the area – Castlelea, Gandon and Landsdowne.
Plans for the development were lodged over 12 months ago, with the three estates lying unfinished since the Celtic Tiger days.
The breakdown of the 67 units are as follows:
- Six two-bedroom terrace dwellings,
- 23 three-bedroom terrace dwellings,
- 18 three-bedroom semi-detached dwellings,
- 16 four-bedroom semi-detached dwellings,
- Two three-bedroom detached dwellings,
- Two four-bedroom detached dwellings.
The development will also include car parking, private and public open spaces, hard and soft landscaping, roads and pedestrian walkways.
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