Main Street , Abbeyleix , Co Laois

What’s proposed

retain change of use from Bar and Restaurant to a Guest House on the ground floor at McEvoys Bar and Restaurant, a protected Structure RPS 069 and NIAH no. 12900714

2460238 is a planning application to Laois County Council for retain change of use from Bar and Restaurant to a Guest House on the ground floor at, received on 2 May 2024; permission was granted with conditions on 5 Sept 2024.

Planning details

Reference: 2460238
Local authority: Laois County Council
Status: Appeal decided — refused · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 2 May 2024
Observations close: 6 Jun 2024 (closed 834 days ago)
Decision due: 9 Sept 2024 · decided 5 Sept 2024
Decision: Conditional on 5 Sept 2024
Proposed development: retain change of use from Bar and Restaurant to a Guest House on the ground floor at McEvoys Bar and Restaurant, a protected Structure RPS 069 and NIAH no. 12900714
As published by the register.
Site area: 1,134 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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Provenance

Register row from the national planning applications feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 (store id 398303). 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/2460238/0.

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