Block B Parkside , Abbeyleix Road , Portlaoise

What’s proposed

change use of the existing 7 no. retail units (permitted under Reg. Ref. 04142) at Block B Plaza Level, to 13 no. apartment units (including 3 no. one bedroom, 9 no. two bedroom & 1 no. three bedroom units) and associated alterations to the front and rear elevations at plaza level and site works

2070 is a planning application to Laois County Council for change use of the existing 7 no. retail units (permitted under Reg. Ref. 04142) at Block, received on 11 Feb 2020; permission was granted with conditions on 18 Mar 2020.

Planning details

Reference: 2070
Local authority: Laois County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 11 Feb 2020
Observations close: 18 Mar 2020 (closed 2383 days ago)
Decision due: 6 Apr 2020 · decided 18 Mar 2020
Decision: Conditional on 18 Mar 2020
Proposed development: change use of the existing 7 no. retail units (permitted under Reg. Ref. 04142) at Block B Plaza Level, to 13 no. apartment units (including 3 no. one bedroom, 9 no. two bedroom & 1 no. three bedroom units) and associated alterations to the front and rear elevations at plaza level and site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 1,200 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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Not appealed.

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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 393738). 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/2070/0.

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Block B Parkside , Abbeyleix Road , Portlaoise

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