Abbeygate, Market Sq., Abbeyleix
Approved in Feb 2026.
- 29 Nov 2025Approval runs out
- 8 Dec 2025Received
- 10 Feb 2026Conditional
- 24 Mar 2026Final approval
- Status
- Approved
- Decision
- Conditional · 10 Feb 2026
- Council
- Laois County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Site
- 4,692 m²
What’s proposed
make variations to previous grants of planning permission number 14/369 & An Bord Pleanala no. 11.245208 with an Extension of Duration no. 20/518 and 22/692 and 23/63 at The Folkhouse Public House RPS 084, NIAH no. 12900706, consisting of:- i) deviations in finished floor and yard levels with split levels, ii) altered shape of portal frame building to avoid public sewer with the same floor area as granted and the removal the raised parapet and side sheeting to reduce visual impact, altered access doors to the side and rear and inclusion of a roller shutter door to rear, altered high level windows, added a fire door in the link between existing building and new Portal building iii) Electrical plant room and bin storage building, iv) extended back wall of existing building to accommodate an enlarged toilet block, and removal of portion of wall under valley due to excessive water damage v) raise flat roof over apartments to tie in with rear main roof due to raised ground floor level and all necessary site works
Planning details
- Reference
- 2560822
- Local authority
- Laois County Council
- Status
- Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Observations close
- 21 Jan 2026 (closed 291 days ago)
- Decision due
- 10 Feb 2026 · decided 10 Feb 2026
- Decision
- Conditional on 10 Feb 2026
- Site area
- 4,692 m² from the mapped boundary, not the council's figure
Nearby 15 · 500 m · 12 months
- Awaiting decisionMain Street , Knocknamoe , Abbeyleix
- Awaiting decisionDunnes Hardware , New Row , Abbeyleix Co. Laois
- WithdrawnDunnes Hardware , New Row , Abbeyleix Co. Laois
- Awaiting decisionPreston House Main Street , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnPreston House Main Street , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- Awaiting decisionAbbeygate , Market Sq. , Abbeyleix
- WithdrawnAbbeygate , Market Sq. , Abbeyleix
- GrantedNo 6 Laburnum Close , Abbeyleix , Co Laois
Show all 15
- GrantedMain Street , Abbeyleix , Co Laois
- Awaiting decisionRathmoyle Road , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnMain Street , Abbeyleix , Co Laois
- GrantedAbbeygate , Market Sq. , Abbeyleix
- Awaiting decisionEpworth Hall Main Street , Knocknamoe , Abbeyleix
- WithdrawnAbbeygate , Market Sq. , Abbeyleix
- GrantedBallinakill Road , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnBallinakill Road , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- AppealedBank Of Ireland , Main Street , Abbeyleix Co. Laois
- GrantedRathmoyle , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- Withdrawn72 O'Moore Place , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
- GrantedMain Street , Knocknamoe , Abbeyleix
- WithdrawnMain Street , Knocknamoe , Abbeyleix
- GrantedBallinakill Road , Abbeyleix , Co Laois
- GrantedMain Street , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois.
- GrantedMain Street , Abbeyleix , Co Laois
- GrantedMain Street , Abbeyleix , Co Laois
- WithdrawnStucker HIll , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- GrantedStucker HIll , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- GrantedMain Street , Knocknamoe , Abbeyleix
- Appeal decidedDunnes Hardware , New Row , Abbeyleix Co. Laois
- WithdrawnMain Street , Knocknamoe , Abbeyleix
- GrantedBallinakill Road , Abbeyleix , Co Laois
- GrantedBallinakill Road , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- GrantedSites 1 and 2 , The Yard , Ballinakill Road Abbeyleix
- CommencedAbbeyleix FETC , Mountrath Road , Portlaoise
- WithdrawnAbbeyleix Further Education & Training Centre , Mountrath Road , Abbeyleix
- GrantedPreston House , Main Street , Abbeyleix Co. Laois
- Appeal decidedMain Street , Abbeyleix , Co Laois
- WithdrawnMain Street , Abbeyleix , Co Laois
- GrantedBallinakill Rd , Abbeyleix , Laois
- WithdrawnBallinakill Rd , Abbeyleix , Laois
- GrantedNew Row , Mountrath Road , Abbeyleix Co. Laois
- CommencedRathmoyle , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnRathmoyle , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- GrantedBallinakill Road , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- RefusedStucker HIll , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- CommencedMain Street , Knocknamoe , Abbeyleix
- WithdrawnMain Street , Knocknamoe , Abbeyleix
- Appeal decidedEpworth Hall Main Street , Knocknamoe , Abbeyleix
- GrantedNo. 7 , Laburnum Close , Abbeyleix Co. Laois
- GrantedNew Row , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnNew Row , Abbeyleix , Co.Laois
- Withdrawn13 Sarsfield Street , Mountmellick , Co. Laois
- CommencedSaint Bridget's , Balladine Road , Abbeyleix
- WithdrawnSaint Bridget's , Balladine Road , Abbeyleix
- CommencedAbbeygate , Market Square , Abbeyleix
- CommencedBallinakill Road , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- WithdrawnNew Row , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- Withdrawn7 Sli na Noir , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- GrantedAbbeygates , Market Square , Abbeyleix Co. Laois
- WithdrawnAbbeyleix Community Hospital , Ballinakill Road , Knocknamoe Abbeyleix
- Appeal decidedMain Street , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- CommencedMain Street , Abbeyleix , Co. Laois
- GrantedStucker Hill , Main Street , Abbeyleix
Homes nearby
- For saleMcEvoy's, Main Street, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, R32 P29R
- For sale8, Knocknamoe Lane, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, R32 AX73
- For saleBallinakill Road, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, R32 X384
- For saleBallinakill Road, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, R32 DT02
- For saleRathmoyle, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
- For saleBallinakill Road, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois
Zoning
The main town centre — retail, offices, civic uses, apartments.
Protections nearby 250 m
- NIAH-recorded building · 19
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
| Source | Licence | Fetched | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Planning Application Database | CC BY 4.0 | 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 | open |
Summary
2560822 is a planning application to Laois County Council for make variations to previous grants of planning permission number 14/369 & An Bord, received on 8 Dec 2025; permission was granted with conditions on 10 Feb 2026.