Emo , Portlaoise , Co. Laois

What’s proposed

demolish some of the outbuildings on site and to renovate and extend the existing dwelling house on site to include raising the walls and roof, changing the fenestration, adding extra windows, construction of a two storey extension to the rear and side of the dwelling, decommission existing septic tank and percolation area, install a new septic tank and percolation area, a new entrance and all associated and necessary site works

20401 is a planning application to Laois County Council for demolish some of the outbuildings on site and to renovate and extend the existing, received on 6 Aug 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 18 Sept 2020.

Planning details

Reference: 20401
Local authority: Laois County Council
Status: Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 6 Aug 2020
Observations close: 10 Sept 2020 (closed 2199 days ago)
Decision due: 30 Sept 2020 · decided 18 Sept 2020
Decision: Conditional on 18 Sept 2020
Proposed development: demolish some of the outbuildings on site and to renovate and extend the existing dwelling house on site to include raising the walls and roof, changing the fenestration, adding extra windows, construction of a two storey extension to the rear and side of the dwelling, decommission existing septic tank and percolation area, install a new septic tank and percolation area, a new entrance and all associated and necessary site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 6,103 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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Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 394172). 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/20401/0.

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Emo , Portlaoise , Co. Laois

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