Laois County Council · 2560856
Main street, Portarlington, Co. Laois
Approved in Apr 2026. Building started in 2026.
- 16 Dec 2025Received
- 10 Mar 2026Conditional
- 20 Apr 2026Final approval
- 24 Jun 2026Building started
- Status
- Building startedi
- Decision
- Conditional · 10 Mar 2026
- Council
- Laois County Council
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Site
- 2,778 m²
What’s proposed
Change the use of the former post office air code R3 2P57 a protective structure RPS127 to a café/restaurant and by taking additional floor area from the ground floor of the 3 Storey 2 bay house a protected structure RPS681. The omission of floor area from the house protective structure RPS 681 for the change of use of the former post office will be 27 m². The works to create a small 15 m² rear single story Lean 2 extension to the rear of the former post office containing customer WC accessible toilet bounded by a new 2.1 m stone wall capped that is creating a 25 m² outdoor space the proposed to carry out the site development works
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560856
- Local authority
- Laois County Council
- Status
- Commenced · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Observations close
- 29 Jan 2026 (closed 280 days ago)
- Decision due
- 23 Mar 2026 · decided 10 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 10 Mar 2026
- Site area
- 2,778 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 20 · 500 m · 12 months
Distance
Time
- Awaiting decisionMAIN STREET , PORTARLINGTON , CO.LAOIS
- WithdrawnMAIN STREET , PORTARLINGTON , CO.LAOIS
- GrantedCONGRESS TERRACE , PORTARLINGTON , CO. LAOIS
- WithdrawnMAIN STREET , PORTARLINGTON , CO.LAOIS
- Granted2 Foxcroft Street , Portarlington , Co. Laois.
- WithdrawnMAIN STREET , PORTARLINGTON , CO.LAOIS
- GrantedMain Street , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnMAIN STREET , PORTARLINGTON , CO.LAOIS
Show all 20
- WithdrawnMain Street , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnMain Street , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnCONGRESS TERRACE , PORTARLINGTON , CO. LAOIS
- Granted30 Saint Michael’s Park , Portarlington , Co. Laois.
- Withdrawn30 Saint Michael’s Park , Portarlington , Co. Laois.
- CommencedBank Of Ireland , Main Street , Portarlington
- Awaiting decisionOld Post Office and House protected structures RPS 127 and RPS 681. , Main Street Portarlington , Co Laois.
- WithdrawnOld Post Office and House protected structures RPS 127 and RPS 681. , Main Street Portarlington , Co Laois.
- WithdrawnOld Post Office and House protected structures RPS 127 and RPS 681. , Main Street Portarlington , Co Laois.
- WithdrawnBank of Ireland , Main Street , Portarlington
- WithdrawnFoxcroft street , Portarlington , Co Laois
- GrantedMain Street , Portarlington , Laois
- GrantedSite No’s 16 and 17 Wilton Lawns , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnSite No’s 16 and 17 Wilton Lawns , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- GrantedWhelehan´s Main , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnSite No’s 16 and 17 Wilton Lawns , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- Granted13 Portlaoise Road , PORTARLINGTON , CO. LAOIS
- Withdrawn13 St Michaels Park , PORTARLINGTON , CO. LAOIS
- Granted19 FOXCROFT AVENUE , PORTARLINGTON , CO. LAOIS
- RefusedCooltederry , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnCooltederry , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- GrantedRIVER VIEW , 1 DROUGHILL , PORTARLINGTON
- WithdrawnUnit 2 Link Road , Portarlington , Co. Laois R32 T327
- GrantedPORTARLINGTON COMMUNITY CENTER , LINK ROAD , PORTARLINGTON
- WithdrawnPORTARLINGTON COMMUNITY CENTER , LINK ROAD , PORTARLINGTON
- GrantedCooltederry , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnCooltederry , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- GrantedCooltederry , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- Commenced16 Portlaoise Road , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- GrantedMain Street , Portarlington , Co. Laois.
- WithdrawnMain Street , Portarlington , Co. Laois.
- GrantedPatrick Street , Portarlington , Co. Offaly.
- Granted18 St Michaels Park , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnPatrick Street , Portarlington , Co. Offaly.
- Commenced2 Sandy Lane , Ballymorris Road , Portarlington
- WithdrawnPatrick Street , Portarlington , Co. Offaly.
- Withdrawn2 Sandy Lane , Ballymorris Road , Portarlington
- Commenced34 St Michaels Park , Portarlington , Co Laois
- Withdrawn34 ST MICHAELS PARK , PORTALRINGTON , CO LAOIS
- Appeal decidedIveagh House , French Church Street , Portarlington Co. Laois.
- WithdrawnIveagh House , French Church Street , Portarlington Co. Laois.
- Appeal decidedEast End Hotel , Main Street , Portarlington Co Laois
- WithdrawnEast End Hotel , Main Street , Portarlington Co Laois
- WithdrawnEast End Hotel , Main Street , Portarlington Co Laois
- WithdrawnRathleague , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
- GrantedMain street , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnMain street , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- GrantedOld AIB Banking Hall , Main Street , Portarlington
- Granted59 St. Michael's Park , Portarlington , Co. Laois.
- Withdrawn59 St. Michael's Park , Portarlington , Co. Laois.
- GrantedMain Street , Portarlington , Co. Laois
- GrantedRhythm and Booze , The Square , Portarlington
- WithdrawnRhythm and Booze , The Square , Portarlington
- CommencedThe Former Continental Public House , Main Street , Portarlington
Homes nearby
- For saleMain Street, Portarlington, Co. Laois, R32 V21D
- For saleArlington House, French Church Street, The nearest eircode R32 XH79, Portarlington, Co. Laois, R32 XH79
- For sale391 The Sycamores, Kilnacourt Woods, Portarlington, Co. Laois, R32 RD62
- For sale19 Lansdowne Road, Castlelea, Portarlington, Co. Laois, R32 FR90
- For sale22 Abhann Dubh, Portarlington, Co. Offaly, R32 K3H6
- For sale18 Ballymorris Court, Portarlington, Co. Laois, R32 V6K0
Building started
- 24 Jun 2026 · Builder told the council work was starting (seven-day notice) SN0014348LS
Zoning
M2 — Major town centre
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 25
- Recorded monument · 2
Where this comes from
National planning feed (NPAD), fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44.
Source: National Planning Application Database · fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
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| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 | open |
Summary
2560856 is a planning application to Laois County Council for change the use of the former post office air code R3 2P57 a protective structure RPS127, received on 16 Dec 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 10 Mar 2026.