Millbrook House , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois

What’s proposed

change the use of Millbrook House, and coach house, from residential use to guest house accommodation, including: • The restoration of the external elevations of Millbrook House (including extant original windows) and all of the coach house, including the upgrade of the historic timber sash windows with double glazing units; •The reconstruction the three principal reception rooms of Millbrook House along with other ancillary spaces and new windows; •The construction of a new roof, including dormer windows, and a full height corner extension (2.5 storey) to Millbrook House, and standalone 1.5 storey structure (139 sq m) to the rear; and •The adaptation of the remaining internal spaces of Millbrook House and the coach house to provide guest accommodation; including upgrade of building services. The above works will result in a total of 16 no. guest bedrooms across Millbrook House (with extension) (899 sq m), coach house (145 sq m) and proposed 1.5 storey structure (139 sq m). The development will also consist of the construction of a restaurant building (688 sq m), comprising two single storey buildings and external terraces, at the western part of the site, arranged within gardens and courtyards. The development will also consist of car parking, bicycle parking, soft and hard landscaping, servicing yard, waste storage shed (15.5 sq m), alterations to boundary treatment, including the provision of a new service entrance and widening of the main entrance, site lighting, wastewater treatment plant and percolation and all associated works above and below ground

2460009 is a planning application to Laois County Council for change the use of Millbrook House, and coach house, from residential use to guest house, received on 10 Jan 2024; the file is recorded as incompleted application.

Planning details

Reference: 2460009
Local authority: Laois County Council
Status: Withdrawn or invalid · register status “INCOMPLETED APPLICATION”
Received: 10 Jan 2024
Observations close: 14 Feb 2024 (closed 950 days ago)
Decision due: No due date published
Decision: Not decided
Proposed development: change the use of Millbrook House, and coach house, from residential use to guest house accommodation, including: • The restoration of the external elevations of Millbrook House (including extant original windows) and all of the coach house, including the upgrade of the historic timber sash windows with double glazing units; •The reconstruction the three principal reception rooms of Millbrook House along with other ancillary spaces and new windows; •The construction of a new roof, including dormer windows, and a full height corner extension (2.5 storey) to Millbrook House, and standalone 1.5 storey structure (139 sq m) to the rear; and •The adaptation of the remaining internal spaces of Millbrook House and the coach house to provide guest accommodation; including upgrade of building services. The above works will result in a total of 16 no. guest bedrooms across Millbrook House (with extension) (899 sq m), coach house (145 sq m) and proposed 1.5 storey structure (139 sq m). The development will also consist of the construction of a restaurant building (688 sq m), comprising two single storey buildings and external terraces, at the western part of the site, arranged within gardens and courtyards. The development will also consist of car parking, bicycle parking, soft and hard landscaping, servicing yard, waste storage shed (15.5 sq m), alterations to boundary treatment, including the provision of a new service entrance and widening of the main entrance, site lighting, wastewater treatment plant and percolation and all associated works above and below ground
As published by the register.
Site area: 1.14 ha 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 397572). 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/2460009/0.

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Millbrook House , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois

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