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New houses are planned on Harpur's Lane where these homes at Harpur's Crescent were completed in 2024.
Plans have been unveiled for the latest multi-home plan for new houses in Portlaoise this time on a street that is also home to one of the town's big schools.
Proposals have been lodged with Laois County Council to build the new houses on Harpur's Lane in Portlaoise which located near Scoil Bhride NS.
Billy Kirwin is seeking permission from planners in County Hall to get permission for seven new terraced homes on a compact green field site on the street which links into the Mountmellick Road.
All but one of the homes proposed are semi-detached house types.
If the project gets the green light, the houses will be located on a road which has been the subject of intense residential development in a town which is enjoying a building boom not seen since the Celtic Tiger.
Work is ongoing in Portlaoise on land to the rear of the former Minch Norton Maltings site which borders Harpurs Lane. Hundreds of new houses and apartments have already been built on the site.
In April 2024, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage Darragh O’Brien officially opened 44 homes at Harpurs Crescent which is located off Harpur's Lane near Scoil Bhríde. MORE BELOW PICTURE.
Pictured: Minister Darragh O'Brien with residents and public representatives at Harpur's Crescent in Portlaoise in 2024.
The latest project adds to the hundreds of new homes under construction in the Laois county town with many more in the pipeline.
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