Cappakeel , Emo , Co. Laois

What’s proposed

for change of use of existing outbuilding to use as 3 no. short term letting units, to include 2 no. 1 bedroom units and 1 no. 2 bedroom unit, new wastewater treatment and percolation system and all associated ancillary site works

2560098 is a planning application to Laois County Council for for change of use of existing outbuilding to use as 3 no. short term letting units, to, received on 28 Feb 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 22 May 2025.

Planning details

Reference: 2560098
Local authority: Laois County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 28 Feb 2025
Observations close: 4 Apr 2025 (closed 535 days ago)
Decision due: 25 May 2025 · decided 22 May 2025
Decision: Conditional on 22 May 2025
Proposed development: for change of use of existing outbuilding to use as 3 no. short term letting units, to include 2 no. 1 bedroom units and 1 no. 2 bedroom unit, new wastewater treatment and percolation system and all associated ancillary site works
As published by the register.
Site area: 5,655 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 398168). 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/2560098/0.

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