Pilgrim MCLC , Castletown , Co. Laois
Extension & renovation of existing dwelling
The application
- Reference
- 2655 · full record
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Type
- EXTENSION OF DURATION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 1,799 m²
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 19 Oct 2026
- Decision
- N/a
The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.
How to submit an observation
- Read the file on the council register.Drawings, planning statement and site notices are at http://www.eplanning.ie/LaoisCC/AppFileRefDetails/2655/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2655at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on. - Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Laois County Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
- Submit before 29 Sept 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Laois County Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
- Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.
Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.
What the site is zoned
No current zoning polygon covers this site in the store.
Designations on or near the site
Nothing designated within 100 m of the site.
Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years
Decisions
| Reference | Decision | Decided | Units | Distance | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560682 | Conditional | 9 Dec 2025 | 1 | 190 m | make internal renovations to the existing dwelling with a new single storey extension to the front, rear and side of the existing family home and all associated siteworks |
| 2460224 | Conditional | 8 Apr 2025 | 3 | 330 m | Extend the site boundaries and connect to the existing services of the development known as Churchfield Court, Castletown, Co. Laois (previously granted under Pl. Ref. 04/350). Permission is also sought to alter the existing boundaries of Site No. 12, and thereafter provide 1 no. detached and 2 no. semi-detached houses, along with all ancillary services and associated site works |
| 24131 | Conditional | 8 Nov 2024 | 1 | 218 m | retain entrance and existing domestic sheds |
| 2493 | Conditional | 23 Aug 2024 | 1 | 423 m | retain existing extensions, to include front porch and rear extension, to existing dwelling and all associated site works |
| 2360445 | Conditional | 15 Jan 2024 | 0 | 248 m | retain a single storey extension to front of the existing dwelling, retention of modification to bay window, new single storey extension to rear of property, internal renovations and associated siteworks. |
| 22703 | Conditional | 12 Jan 2023 | 1 | 218 m | change front door and front window to existing front elevation of dwelling |
| 22483 | Conditional | 17 Nov 2022 | 1 | 295 m | construct a new dwelling house with attached domestic garage together with new site entrance, ancillary site services and associated site works |
| 21797 | Conditional | 23 May 2022 | 0 | 29 m | provide a single storey extension to rear / side consisting of a two classroom special unit (proposed floor area = 461sqm) of existing single storey school building (existing floor area = 781sqm), external soft play area, revised access arrangements to existing front roadside boundary providing a bus set down area, separate pedestrian entrances, provision of new one way system providing access to and egress from an on-site car parking and set down area containing 19 no. car parking spaces, provision of new pedestrian entrance in existing side boundary wall, together with all associated site development works above and below ground |
Appeals
No appeals within 500 m in the last 5 years.
What has happened on this file
- 25 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 29 Sept 2026
- 25 Aug 2026 Decision
Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 18 Sept 2026, 15:44. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Laois County Council before relying on it.