Shannon Street , Mountrath , Co. Laois
carry out development which will consist of the following 1) Retention permission for previously granted planning permission ref no 041123 to include 2) Retention of the as-built wall and door openings. 3) Retention of as-built external roof canopy. 4) All associated site works.
The application
- Reference
- 2660566 · full record
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Type
- RETENTION
- Status
- NEW APPLICATION
- Applicant
- not published by the national dataset — see the council register
- Units
- 0
- Floor area
- —
- Site area
- 6,707 m²
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- We first saw it
- 18 Sept 2026, 15:44
- Decision due
- 15 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/2660566/0.
- Write your observation.Quote
2660566at 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 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2560850 | Conditional | 1 Sept 2026 | 1 | 460 m | build a housing development consisting of 1. 7 no. one-bedroom apartments, 2. 2 No. two-bedroom terrace houses, 3. 4 no. two bedroom town houses, 4. 9 no. three-bedroom terraced houses, 5. Bin bay, Bike Bay, roads, services and all associated site works 6. Permission is also sought to demolish existing agricultural shed and associated site works. |
| 2660071 | Conditional | 7 Apr 2026 | 0 | 400 m | amend previously approved Planning Ref. 25/60168 to include revised fenestration and provision of new entrance doorway to front elevation and all associated ancillary works |
| 2560731 | Conditional | 19 Dec 2025 | 0 | 359 m | construct a dwelling house, new vehicular entrance onto Public road and all associated site works |
| 2511 | Conditional | 15 Sept 2025 | 0 | 481 m | a)to make alterations to the existing front elevation by removing the shopfront with installation of two windows to return it to its original state. b)change of use of existing dwelling house to commercial guesthouse in its current layout as submitted under 7-day notice re ref:SN0010485LS for completeness.c) to construct a single storey extension to the rear of the property consisting of six en-suite bedrooms, plant room, covered walkway, landscaping and all associated site works. To retain a)the demolition of structurally unsafe out- buildings to the rear of the property. b) works to the rear of the property as constructed on site to date. |
| 2560348 | Conditional | 5 Sept 2025 | 1 | 274 m | retain change of use of Domestic Garage to Granny Flat to rear of dwellinghouse and all associated site works |
| 2460714 | Conditional | 23 Jul 2025 | 44 | 327 m | develop 44No. Dwellings at Radharc Na Sleibhte, Mountrath, Co. Laois, consisting of the following: - 4No. 2 Bed Semi Detached 2 Storey Dwellings - 12No. 3 Bed Terraced 2 Storey Dwellings - 28No. 3 Bed Semi Detached 2 Storey Dwellings Development is to be accessed via existing estate road and is to include proposed internal roads and pathways, associated alterations to existing levels, site landscaping, boundary treatments, pedestrian access and all ancillary site development and excavation works, all on a site of 1.45Ha. |
| 2560168 | Conditional | 22 May 2025 | 1 | 400 m | change use of existing disused public house area to use as a restaurant and take away and all associated ancillary signage and site works |
| 2560051 | Conditional | 27 Mar 2025 | 16 | 222 m | carry out amendments to a permitted residential development granted under ref. Pl ref 16/488. The proposed amendments will consist of a change of house type/design to sites 15-30 (inclusive) and amendments to rear gardens and associated parking |
Appeals
| ACP case | Type | Outcome | Decided | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500057 | — | Granted | 24 Feb 2026 | 481 m |
| 323217 | — | Other | 6 Nov 2025 | 219 m |
| 320336 | — | Other | 24 Oct 2024 | 219 m |
| 310824 | — | Granted with conditions | 3 May 2022 | 494 m |
| 309365 | — | Granted with conditions | 21 Oct 2021 | 104 m |
If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.
What has happened on this file
- 21 Aug 2026 New application · observations close 25 Sept 2026
- 21 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.