Business seeks permission to build houses in Laois swimming pool village

A Laois village that punches above its size for leisure amenities could be getting some new houses, if a planning application is approved.

An application has been lodged with Laois County Council to build a row of four dormer terraced house properties on an infill site in Ballinakill.

Fogarty Formworks is seeking permission to build four 2 bedroom dormer/storey and a half type dwellings, with a new site entrance, carparking and all associated works.

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The 0.236 acre site is off the Castlecomer Road, between other two-storey houses in the village.

The site of the proposed development in Ballinakill. Image: Google Maps.

Each of the four homes would measure 94 sq metres, according to the application drawings, with living room, kitchen/dining, shower room and plant rooms on the ground floor, and 2 bedrooms on the first floor, one with an en-suite. They would have small individual back gardens with a shared parking area to the front with six parking spaces.

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Ballinakill in south Laois has one of the only outdoor heated public pools in Ireland as well as a new playground, the OPW run Heywood Gardens with woodland walks and a fishing lake.

The application was lodged with Laois County Council on February 13. A decision is due in early April 2025.