Dun Brinn Lower , Barrowhouse , Co. Laois

What’s proposed

retain conversion of garage to living room/bedroom, retention of front porch and retention of Detached Garage

267 is a planning application to Laois County Council for retain conversion of garage to living room/bedroom, retention of front porch and, received on 12 Feb 2026; permission was granted with conditions on 1 Apr 2026.

Planning details

Reference: 267
Local authority: Laois County Council
Status: Granted with conditions · register status “APPLICATION FINALISED”
Received: 12 Feb 2026
Observations close: 19 Mar 2026 (closed 190 days ago)
Decision due: 8 Apr 2026 · decided 1 Apr 2026
Decision: Conditional on 1 Apr 2026
Proposed development: retain conversion of garage to living room/bedroom, retention of front porch and retention of Detached Garage
As published by the register.
Site area: 4,361 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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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 398503). 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/267/0.

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Dun Brinn Lower , Barrowhouse , Co. Laois

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