Description
LANDS APPROX 1.99 HA, BALLACOLLA ROAD, ABBEYLEIX CO. LAOIS
READY TO GO WITH FULL PLANNING FOR 47 DWELLINGS
Location
Abbeyleix is an attractive planned 18th Century estate town with a current population of just under 2,000 people and is located approx. 14 km south of the county town of Portlaoise and 96km from Dublin. There are very strong advantages for purchasers in buying a newly constructed house in Abbeyleix. These include the availability of local amenities, schools, cafes, a supermarket and convenience shops. Abbeyleix is identified as a “Self-Sustaining Town” within the settlement strategy of the development plan.
Description
The lands, which were part of the original Abbeyleix Demesne Estate, are known as The Rookery, in the townland of Tullyroe, Ballacolla Road (R433) Abbeyleix. The lands, which comprise an agricultural field in use for grazing, are generally level and approximately rectangular in shape. They adjoin the main road and are within walking distance (1km) of the town centre and the national school, just within the 50kph Abbeyleix speed limit. The surrounding area comprises a mixture of residential dwellings, agricultural lands and forestry.
The proposed development will be accessed from the Ballacolla Road where there is an existing attractive historic stone wall. The setting is peaceful with pleasant rural views and a adjoins a stream/tributary to the River Nore (1.6km). There are no structures on the land or any record of archaeological structures or protected structures on or adjacent to the lands.
Planning
The majority of the lands are situated in a Residential 2 – proposed residential with the remainder being zoned Open Space / Amenity in the Laois County Development Plan 2022 to 2027. No development is proposed on the unzoned land portion. The lands are outside the Abbeyleix Architectural Conservation Area and have the benefit of a grant of planning permission from Laois County Council Reg. Ref: 2460167 and on 3rd Party Appeal from An Coimisiún Pleanála – Case reference: PL11.322331. Planning permission was granted on 19/08/2025 for a revised scheme to comprise 47 no. units, providing 43 no. two-storey terraced, semi-detached, and detached dwellings and 4 no. maisonettes. Further details on request.
Services
We understand that mains water and sewer services are available on the Ballacolla Road. Surface water is to be directed west to the River Nore (1.6km) via the on-site stream. Intending purchasers should make their own enquiries with Uisce Eireann.
Title
Freehold with vacant possession.
Price
Offers in Excess of €2,000,000.
Further Information
For further information, plans and permissions contact Ross Shorten or Eimantas Petrus.
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