The Swan , Co. Laois

What’s proposed

change use of existing single storey stand alone commercial unit to a single dwelling, make alterations to the external envelope to provide new openings and a new chimney, block up one of two existing entrances onto public road and all associated site works

1818 is a planning application to Laois County Council for change use of existing single storey stand alone commercial unit to a single dwelling, received on 19 Jan 2018; permission was granted with conditions on 26 Apr 2018.

Planning details

Reference: 1818
Local authority: Laois County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 19 Jan 2018
Observations close: 23 Feb 2018 (closed 3135 days ago)
Decision due: 2 May 2018 · decided 26 Apr 2018
Decision: Conditional on 26 Apr 2018
Proposed development: change use of existing single storey stand alone commercial unit to a single dwelling, make alterations to the external envelope to provide new openings and a new chimney, block up one of two existing entrances onto public road and all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 4,536 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Applicant: Not published — the national feed carries no applicant name council register

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Appeal

Not appealed.

Commencement

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 391796). Deadlines were computed by the store from the received / decided dates under the Planning and Development Act 2000 and are recorded as events, not recomputed here. Council register: http://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/1818/0.

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What’s proposed

Planning details

Nearby 5 applications within 500 m in the last 5 years

Appeal

Commencement

Zoning at the site

Designations within 250 m

Provenance

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