Laois County Council · February Meeting of Laois County Council · 24 February 2025
A vote on a proposed material contravention of the county development plan to allow six two-storey townhouses on a brownfield site at the junction of Block Road and Dublin Road, Portlaoise.
Summary written by AI from the minutes. The motion as recorded follows.
Proposed Material Contravention of the Laois County Development Plan 2021-2027 - Pl Ref 24/60058 - Construct infill development of 6 no. 2 storey townhouses, including new site boundary treatments, car parking, hard and soft landscaping, ancillary site services and associated site works, alterations to existing site entrance onto existing roundabout at brownfield site at junction of Block Road (L6311) with Dublin Road (R445), Portlaoise, Co. Laois
Proposed by Councillor Catherine Fitzgerald; seconded by Councillor John Joe Fennelly.
The minutes record: Resulting in 19 Votes in Favour of the Material Contravention of the Laois County Development Plan 2021-2027.
| Party | Tá | Níl | Staon | Didn't vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fianna Fáil | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fine Gael | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Labour Party | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
None
None
Tá, Níl and Staon are the minutes’ for, against and abstained. “Didn’t vote” covers councillors on the council that day whom the minutes don’t list under any option, for any reason. Parties are as of the meeting day.