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Laois County Council · 2360556

24 Church Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.

  1. 20 Dec 2023Received
  2. 21 Mar 2024Conditional
  3. 22 Apr 2024Final grant
  4. 24 Jul 2024Commenced
  5. 21 Apr 2029Permission expires
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Status
Commenced
Decision
Conditional · 21 Mar 2024
Council
Laois County Council
Type
PERMISSION
Site
327 m²

What’s proposed

Proposed redevelopment to include: 1.) demolish no. 2 one bedroom apartments located at the rear, at ground floor level, 2.) Build an extension to ground floor rear to include no. 2 one bedroom apartments, 3.) relocate the existing stairs in the main building and separate the retail unit from the private staircase, 4.) redevelopment of the first and second floor from derelict apartments to no. 1 two bedroom apartment and no. 1 one bedroom apartment, 5.) demolish the timber extension to the second floor located at the rear and rebuild 4.9m2 extension to the rear, 6.) provision of a bin shelter and bicycle store to create for 6 bicycles 7.) and all associated site works

2360556 is a planning application to Laois County Council for proposed redevelopment to include: 1.) demolish no. 2 one bedroom apartments located at, received on 20 Dec 2023; permission was granted with conditions on 21 Mar 2024.

Planning details

Reference
2360556
Local authority
Laois County Council
Status
Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received
20 Dec 2023
Observations close
2 Feb 2024 (closed 970 days ago)
Decision due
21 Mar 2024 · decided 21 Mar 2024
Decision
Conditional on 21 Mar 2024
Proposed development
Proposed redevelopment to include: 1.) demolish no. 2 one bedroom apartments located at the rear, at ground floor level, 2.) Build an extension to ground floor rear to include no. 2 one bedroom apartments, 3.) relocate the existing stairs in the main building and separate the retail unit from the private staircase, 4.) redevelopment of the first and second floor from derelict apartments to no. 1 two bedroom apartment and no. 1 one bedroom apartment, 5.) demolish the timber extension to the second floor located at the rear and rebuild 4.9m2 extension to the rear, 6.) provision of a bin shelter and bicycle store to create for 6 bicycles 7.) and all associated site works
As published by the register.
Site area
327 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

  • Seven day notice SN0010716LS
    24 Jul 202424 Church Street, Portlaoise, Laois, R32 ET0Amatched by ref_exact

Zoning at the site

M2 — Major town centre

Town Centre (Primary / Core Retail Area): To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the existing town centre and to provide for and improve retailing and commercial activities

The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.

Designations within 250 m

No OPW flood extent nearby.

  • NIAH-recorded building · 98
    Maryville; Saint Mary's Christian Brothers School; Saint Mary's Christian Brothers School
  • Recorded monument · 8
    Historic town; Castle - unclassified; Church

Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 398244). 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/2360556/0.

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