Borris Great

469 registered freehold parcels lie mostly in Borris Great, from 7 m² to 785,535 m² (78.55 ha, 194.11 acres). The dashed line is the townland's boundary; 58 neighbouring parcels touch it.

• R2Residential 1 - Existing Residential (Existing residential)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 428 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• S5Community Educational and Institutional (Mixed/general community services/facilities uses)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 13 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• G4Open Space and Amenity (Active open space)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 6 parcels The zoning objective in the plan
• R3Residential 2 (Residential, mixed residential and other uses)
  LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027, Laois · 4 parcels The zoning objective in the plan

Source: Tailte Éireann and the Department of Housing (MyPlan), national zoning, CC BY 4.0.

• 18 Aug 2026N/a

  upgrade and extension of the existing Borris Road Wastewater Pumping Station and to upgrade sections of the incoming gravity sewer network: 1. Alterations to the existing Wastewater Pumping Station (WwPS) site at Borris Road comprising: a. Construction of a new emergency storage tank and associated equipment including vent stack, facilities, vehicle and maintenance access, overflow and return pipework with the existing wet well, ducting to existing control room and soft landscaping. b. Surface water diversion to facilitate emergency storage tank installation. c. Ducting & vacuum pump pit for emergency storage tank cleaning system. d. Below ground construction of an upsized gravity sewer from and new sewer connection point at the roundabout to the north of Colliers Lane e. All associated ancillary works including?site works?and temporary working areas.? 2. Upgrades to an existing sewer pipe and connection between Colliers Way and Colliers Lane comprising: a. Below ground construction of a new sewer pipe between Colliers Way and Colliers Lane including new sewer connection and manholes. b. All associated ancillary works including?site works?and temporary working areas.?

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660557

• 5 May 2026N/a

  construct a Large Scale Residential Development at this site: Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. The development will consist of: the provision of 174 no. residential house and apartment units and a creche facility on a site of 5.74ha. The site is generally greenfield land. The southern boundary is adjoined by Maryborough Crescent estate. Ashley Gardens, Colliers Wood and Hawthorn Drive estates adjoin the site to the east. The south west is adjoined by The Beeches estate and Forest Park estates. To the west, the site is adjoined by individual detached residential plots. To the north, the site is adjoined by predominantly detached single-storey residences fronting Borris Road. Access to the site is off the Borris Road. A new connector road is proposed through the centre of the site. The proposed development will provide as follows; • 160 no. housing units comprising a variety of forms to include detached, semi-detached and terraced houses, all two storey in height. The mix of proposed houses include 60 no. four bedroom units, 81 no. three bedroom units and 19 no. two bedroom units to provide a total of 18,027.6m2 of residential house gross floor area; • 14 no. apartment units across 3 no. 2 storey blocks and apartments over the creche unit. The apartment units are 1 bedroom units to provide a total of 785.5m2 of residential apartment gross floor area. The proposed development also includes; • A childcare facility measuring 231m2, providing 66 no. childcare places, located at the north-east of the development. • The provision of 326 no. car parking spaces within the curtilage of the proposed dwelling houses and 25 no. public car parking spaces and 66 no. bicycle parking spaces. • Pedestrian links to Maryborough Crescent to the south, Forest Park to the south west and Ashley Gardens to the north east. • The provision of 1 no. ESB sub-station, ancillary services and infrastructure works including foul and surface water drainage, landscaped public open spaces (approximately .81 ha or 14% of the overall site area), landscaping, lighting, roads, cycle paths, footpaths. In total, the proposed development would provide a total residential gross floor area of 18,813.1m2 and a creche facility of 231m2. The application may be inspected online at the following website URL, setup by the applicant: www.DarganWoodsLRD.com

  Permission, 174 homes · Laois County Council, 2660255

• 1 May 2026Conditional

  carry out alterations to previously granted planning permission 25/60311 for change of house type on sites 13, 14, 24 & 25.(Block of 3 Terrace Building) Sites 13 & 24 are to change from ‘C1’ house type to ‘C’ house type. Sites 14 & 25 are to change from ‘C’ house type to ‘C1’house type

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2660249

• 24 Apr 2026N/a

  develop a Large Scale Residential Development at this site: Dargan Woods, Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois. The development will consist of: the provision of 174 no. residential house and apartment units and a creche facility on a site of 5.74ha. The site is generally greenfield land. The southern boundary is adjoined by Maryborough Crescent estate. Ashley Gardens, Colliers Wood and Hawthorn Drive estates adjoin the site to the east. The south west is adjoined by The Beeches estate and Forest Park The site is generally greenfield land. The southern boundary is adjoined by Maryborough Crescent estate. Ashley Gardens, Colliers Wood and Hawthorn Drive estates adjoin the site to the east. The south west is adjoined by The Beeches estate and Forest Park estates. To the west, the site is adjoined by individual detached residential plots. To the north, the site is adjoined by predominantly detached single-storey residences fronting Borris Road. Access to the site is off the Borris Road. A new connector road is proposed through the centre of the site. The proposed development will provide as follows;• 160 no. housing units comprising a variety of forms to include detached, semi-detached and terraced houses, all two storey in height. The mix of proposed houses include 60 no. four bedroom units, 81 no. three bedroom units and 19 no. two bedroom units to provide a total of 18,027.6m2 of residential house gross floor area;• 14 no. apartment units across 3 no. 2 storey blocks and apartments over the creche unit. The apartment units are 1 bedroom units to provide a total of 785.5m2 of residential apartment gross floor area.The proposed development also includes;• A childcare facility measuring 231m2, providing 66 no. childcare places, located at the north-east of the development.• The provision of 326 no. car parking spaces within the curtilage of the proposed dwelling houses and 25 no. public car parking spaces and 66 no. bicycle parking spaces.• Pedestrian links to Maryborough Crescent to the south, Forest Park to the south west and Ashley Gardens to the north east.• The provision of 1 no. ESB sub-station, ancillary services and infrastructure works including foul and surface water drainage, landscaped public open spaces (approximately .81 ha or 14% of the overall site area), landscaping, lighting, roads, cycle paths, footpaths. In total, the proposed development would provide a total residential gross floor area of 18,813.1m2 and a creche facility of 231m2. The

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660231

• 15 Apr 2026N/a

  construct 174 no. residential house and apartment units and a creche facility on a site of 5.74ha. The site is generally greenfield land. The southern boundary is adjoined by Maryborough Crescent estate. Ashley Gardens, Colliers Wood and Hawthorn Drive estates adjoin the site to the east. The south west is adjoined by The Beeches estate and Forest Park estates. To the west, the site is adjoined by individual detached residential plots. To the north, the site is adjoined by predominantly detached single-storey residences fronting Borris Road. Access to the site is off the Borris Road. A new connector road is proposed through the centre of the site. The proposed development will provide as follows; • 160 no. housing units comprising a variety of forms to include detached, semi-detached and terraced houses, all two storey in height. The mix of proposed houses include 60 no. four bedroom units, 81 no. three bedroom units and 19 no. two bedroom units to provide a total of 18,027.6m2 of residential house gross floor area; • 14 no. apartment units across 3 no. 2 storey blocks and apartments over the creche unit. The apartment units are 1 bedroom units to provide a total of 785.5m2 of residential apartment gross floor area. The proposed development also includes; • A childcare facility measuring 231m2, providing 66 no. childcare places, located at the north-east of the development. • The provision of 326 no. car parking spaces within the curtilage of the proposed dwelling houses and 25 no. public car parking spaces and 66 no. bicycle parking spaces. • Pedestrian links to Maryborough Crescent to the south, Forest Park to the south west and Ashley Gardens to the north east. • The provision of 1 no. ESB sub-station, ancillary services and infrastructure works including foul and surface water drainage, landscaped public open spaces (approximately .81 ha or 14% of the overall site area), landscaping, lighting, roads, cycle paths, footpaths. In total, the proposed development would provide a total residential gross floor area of 18,813.1m2 and a creche facility of 231m2. The application may be inspected online at the following website URL, setup by the applicant: www.DarganWoodsLRD.com

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2660213

• 9 Sept 2025Conditional

  construct a rear extension to dwelling as part of a granny flat conversion and retention permission for an existing covered pergola area

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 2560567

• 21 Jul 2025Conditional

  change of use of existing nursing home to childcare facility & respite centre, to include for the renovation and remodelling part of the existing building (Area=490m2) to accommodate a childcare facility to accommodate a maximum of 97 children with an after-school room, with opening hours of 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday & renovation and remodelling part of the existing building (Area=243m2) to accommodate a respite centre, with 6 No. ensuite bedrooms and a kitchen extension (Area=26m2), demolition of a number of outbuildings & sheds on the site, with amended ground works for play areas and provision of carparking spaces

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560444

• 18 Jul 2025N/a

  change of use of existing nursing home to childcare facility & respite centre, to include for the renovation and remodelling part of the existing building (Area=490m2) to accommodate a childcare facility to accommodate a maximum of 97 children with an after-school room, with opening hours of 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday & renovation and remodelling part of the existing building (Area=243m2) to accommodate a respite centre, with 6 No. ensuite bedrooms and a kitchen extension (Area=26m2), demolition of a number of outbuildings & sheds on the site, with amended ground works for play areas and provision of carparking spaces.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560440

• 9 Jul 2025N/a

  change of use of existing nursing home to childcare facility & respite centre, to include for the renovation and remodelling part of the existing building (Area=490m2) to accommodate a childcare facility to accommodate 97 children with an after-school room, with opening hours of 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday & renovation and remodelling part of the existing building (Area=243m2) to accommodate a respite centre to accommodate 6 bedrooms with kitchen extension (Area=26m2), demolition of a number of outbuildings & sheds on the site, with amended ground works for play areas and provision of carparking spaces

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560412

• 22 May 2025Conditional

  carry out development which will consist of: The construction of 22 no. house units to include; 1 no. detached 4 bedroom house with floor area of 148sq.m, 12 no. semi-detached 4 bedroom houses with floor area of 132.2 sq.m each, and 9 no. terraced 3 bedroom houses with floor area ranging between 102 sq.m and 116.2 sq.m each. The development includes all ancillary works to include an access road and footpaths, public lighting, water servicing including foul and storm water, landscaping and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 26 homes · Laois County Council, 2560311

• 21 May 2025N/a

  carry out development which consists of the construction of 22 no. house units to include; 1 no. detached 4 bedroom house with floor area of 148sq.m, 12 no. semi-detached 4 bedroom houses with floor area of 132.2 sq.m each, and 9 no. terraced 3 bedroom houses with floor area ranging between 102 sq.m and 116.2 sq.m each. The development includes all ancillary works to include an access road and footpaths, public lighting, water servicing including foul and storm water, landscaping and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2560305

• 15 Oct 2024Conditional

  retain garage as built and associated site works at Ratheven, Borris Road, Portlaoise Co. Laois.

  Retention, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2460622

• 10 Oct 2024N/a

  to retain garage as built and associated site works.

  Retention · Laois County Council, 2460599

• 10 May 2024Conditional

  construct a proposed side and rear extension to existing dwelling house and all associated site works.

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2460253

• 8 May 2024N/a

  construct a proposed side and rear extension to existing dwelling house and all associated site works.

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460247

• 26 Mar 2024Unconditional

  extend time on planning reg. ref. 18/302

  Extension of duration · Laois County Council, 2445

• 22 Mar 2024Conditional

  alter previously granted planning permission (18/791 & 23/60536) to include: 35 x House type A 4-bed semi-detached dwelling houses, 9 x House type A1 4-bed semi-detached dwelling houses, 4 x House type B 4-bed detached dwelling houses, 18 x House type C 3-bed terrace dwelling houses, 6 x House type C1 3-bed terrace dwelling houses and all associated site works. All services, including roads, drainage and public lighting are as per the previous granted planning permission (plg ref no. 18/791 & 23/60536)

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2460156

• 15 Mar 2024N/a

  carry out alterations to the previously granted planning permission (Planning Register Ref:18/791 & 23/60536) at Borris rd., in the townland of Borris Great, Portlaoise Co. Laois. Alterations to previously granted planning permission (18/791 & 23/60536) to include: 1. 35 x House type A 4-bed semi-detached dwelling houses 2. 9 x House type A1 4-bed semi-detached dwelling houses 3. 4 x House type B 4-bed detached dwelling houses 4. 18 x House type C 3-bed terrace dwelling houses 5. 6 x House type C1 3-bed terrace dwelling houses 6. and all associated site works. All services, including roads, drainage and public lighting are as per the previous granted planning permission (plg ref no. 18/791 & 23/60536)

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460140

• 14 Mar 2024N/a

  carry out alterations to the previously granted planning permission (Planning Register Ref:18/791 & 23/60536) at Borris rd., in the townland of Borris Great, Portlaoise Co. Laois. Alterations to previously granted planning permission (18/791 & 23/60536) to include: 1. 35 x House type A 4-bed semi-detached dwelling houses 2. 9 x House type A1 4-bed semi-detached dwelling houses 3. 4 x House type B 4-bed detached dwelling houses 4. 18 x House type C 3-bed terrace dwelling houses 5. 6 x House type C1 3-bed terrace dwelling houses 6. and all associated site works. All services, including roads, drainage and public lighting are as per the previous granted planning permission (plg ref no. 18/791 & 23/60536)

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460135

• 11 Mar 2024N/a

  Carry out alterations to the previously granted planning permission (Planning Register Ref:18/791 & 23/60536). Alterations to previously granted planning permission (18/791 & 23/60536) to include: 1. 35 x House type A 4-bed semi-detached dwelling houses 2. 9 x House type A1 4-bed semi-detached dwelling houses 3. 4 x House type B 4-bed detached dwelling houses 4. 18 x House type C 3-bed terrace dwelling houses 5. 6 x House type C1 3-bed terrace dwelling houses 6. and all associated site works. All services, including roads, drainage and public lighting are as per the previous granted planning permission (plg ref no. 18/791 & 23/60536)

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460123

• 6 Mar 2024Conditional

  a) Demolish existing single storey side annex b) Construct a 2 storey extension to the rear and 2 no. single storey bay windows to the side of existing 2 storey dwelling c) Alter the existing elevations including the construction of a new portico to the front entrance to the dwelling d) Carry out works to existing garage including revisions to existing elevation e) Demolish existing vehicular entrance and construction of a new entrance and gates and all ancillary works f) Construct a new single storey storage shed and all ancillary site works

  Permission, 2 homes · Laois County Council, 2460116

• 2 Mar 2024N/a

  a) Demolish existing single storey side annex b) Construct a 2 storey extension to the rear and 2 no. single storey bay windows to the side of existing dwelling of existing 2 storey dwelling c) Alter existing elevations and existing layout d) For works to existing garage including revisons to existing elevations e) Demolish existing vehicular entrance and construction of a new entrance and gates f) Construct a new single storey shed and all ancillary site works

  Permission · Laois County Council, 2460099

• 14 Dec 2023Conditional

  carry out alterations to the previous granted planning permission (Planning Register Ref 18/791). 1) Previously Permitted 2 Storey, (3 Bedroom House) Type 2.0 replaced with new 2 Storey, (3 Bedroom House Type) 2.1 on sites 40-45, 60-61 and 68-71. 2) Previously Permitted 3 Storey, (4 Bedroom House) Type 1.0 replaced with new 2 Storey, (3 Bedroom House Type) 2.1 on sites 64 to 67. 3) Previously Permitted 3 Storey, (4 Bedroom House) Type 4.1 & 4.2 replaced with new 2 Storey, (3 Bedroom House) Type 4.3 & 4.4 on sites 17 & 18. 4) Previously Permitted 3 Storey, (4 Bedroom House) Type 4.1 replaced with new 2 Storey, (3 Bedroom House) Type 4.5 on sites 22, 46 & 62. 5) Previously Permitted 3 Storey, (4 Bedroom House) Type 4.2 replaced with new 2 Storey, (4 Bedroom House) Type 4.6 on sites 23, 47 & 63. 6) Previously Permitted 2 Storey, (4 Bedroom House) Type 6.0 replaced with new 2 Storey, (3 Bedroom House) Type 2.2 on site 72. All services, including roads, drainage and public lighting are as per the previous granted planning permission (Planning Register Ref 18/791), all associated site & development works

  Permission, 25 homes · Laois County Council, 2360536

• 23 Nov 2023Conditional

  construct new extension to the side and rear of dwelling including internal renovations and all associated siteworks.

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2360501

• 26 Sept 2023N/a

  construct extension to the side and rear of dwelling including internal renovations and all associated siteworks.

  Permission, 1 home · Laois County Council, 2360397

The 25 most recent of 65 applications.

Source: National Planning Applications, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Applicants are not shown.

Designated sites

No designated site (Special Area of Conservation, Special Protection Area, Natural Heritage Area or proposed one) touches the townland of Borris Great.

Recorded monuments

• LA013-022001 Church
  Description

  Marked as site of church on the 1839 and 1907 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. The OS Letters of 1838 stated that in the townland of Borris Great there was ‘a church situated in it, none of which, as I was informed, remains at present. A heap of stones belonging to the building is the only index to point out its site’ (O’Flanagan 1933, 60). In 1907, O’Hanlon recorded, that in the townland of Borris Great ‘not far from Bloomfield House lay the old church, only a heap of stones remaining there to indicate its former site’ (O’Hanlon and O’Leary 1907, 192-3). No visible surface remains. Holy well (LA013-022002-) lies c. 45m to SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 1 December 2015

• LA013-022002 Ritual site - holy well
  Description

  To SW of church site (LA013-022001-). Indicated by a wet patch of ground. Formerly known as the Priest's Well, now known as Fr. O'Connor's well (O'Dooley n.d., 5). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA013-023 Enclosure
  Description

  Marked on the 1841 ed OS 6-inch map as a subcircular enclosure (max. diam. c. 70m E-W). Cropmark on aerial photograph (CUCAP, AVR 2). No visible surface remains. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

• LA013-126 Burial ground
  Description

  Situated atop small glacial hillock overlooking wet marshy land and stream immediately to N with good views of surrounding countryside in all directions. Just N of the stream is the townland boundary between Borris Great and Rathnamanagh. Skeletal remains were first discovered in 1993 at a depth of 0.45m below the ground surface when the landowner quarried into the W face of a glacial ridge (NMS file F9456081). The human remains consisting of two individuals were taken away from the quarry and examined by Dr. Gilsenan, a pathologist based in Portlaoise General Hospital. The pathologist informed the NMS that the skeletal material comprised the remains of two individuals, one of which he believed to be the remains of an adult female, the skull of which survived but the remaining bones of this burial had been scattered by the quarrying operations. The site was inspected by the NMS on the 18/01/1994, at that time no other skeletal material was visible in exposed faces of the gravel pit (NMS File F9456081). According to the landowner approx. three years ago when he was drawing some gravel out of the pit new skeletal material became exposed in the NW face of the gravel pit. The discovery of this new burial was reported to the National Monuments Service by local archaeologist Mr. Sean Murray. The skull and shoulder bones of an intact human inhumation are exposed in the northwest face of the sandpit. The human remains are visible at the base of the topsoil 0.35m below the surface of the field. A second cluster of bones are located at the same depth 1.5m northeast of the skull and may form part of the same burial. A third cluster of bones exposed in the northwest face of the sandpit are located 1.85m northeast of second cluster of bone material. It is clear that these burials form part of an unrecorded burial ground and that the human remains taken away from the site in 1993 formed part of this burial ground. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 21 April 2015

• LA013-132 Enclosure
  Description

  Cropmark of circular-shaped enclosure (diam. c. 36m) visible on Google earth aerial imagery. See attached Google Earth orthoimage taken 02/07/2018 Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by Seán Murray Date of upload: 22 April 2021

Architectural heritage

No building of the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage stands in the townland of Borris Great.

Designated sites: National Parks and Wildlife Service. Recorded monuments: Sites and Monuments Record, National Monuments Service. Buildings: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, CC BY 4.0. Works at or in relation to a recorded monument need two months' written notice to the National Monuments Service (National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, section 12).

No address of the register names Borris Great with five sales or more. The sales of the area are on the page of Co. Laois.

Name

Borris Great · An Bhuiríos Mhór

Area

2,173,127 m² (217.31 ha, 536.99 acres)

Civil parish

Borris, and its townlands

Barony

Maryborough East

Electoral division

Portlaoighise Rural, the unit of the census

Neighbouring townlands

Ballyroan, Ballytegan, Beladd, Borris Little, Cooltoran, Knocknagroagh, Ratheven, Rathnamanagh

Placenames

Borris Great on logainm.ie, the Placenames Database of Ireland

Townlands, civil parishes, baronies and electoral divisions, National Statutory Boundaries, Tailte Éireann, CC BY 4.0. A townland is the smallest land division of Ireland, and the unit of a rural address; old registers such as the 1901 and 1911 censuses file it under its civil parish and barony.