O'Moore Park, Fr. Browne Ave., Portlaoise Co. Laois.
Construction of a new changing room and gym building at O'Moore Park Stadium.
16182 · Laois County Council · Lodged 25 April 2016
- Reference
- 16182
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 25 April 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of a part single and part two-storey building comprising changing rooms, a gym, referee and medical rooms, offices, and a canteen. It also includes a new internal road, parking, turnstiles, a tractor storage shed, and the completion of previously approved playing pitches.
- Storeys
- 2
Generated from the description above by an AI model and may contain mistakes. The council’s description is the authoritative record.
Official record
Development description
Construct a building part single and part two storey, comprising of 4 no. Changing rooms, gym, referee and physio/medical room, sanitary accommodation, internal circulation, entrance foyer, reception office, storage room, kitchen/server and canteen/dining area at ground floor level, with meeting rooms, offices and toilets at first floor level, and all associated site development works including new internal road with car and bus parking, pedestrian footpaths, new turnstiles and vehicular and wheelchair access gates to o'moore park stadium, construction of a new tractor storage shed, new boundary fencing and gates and totem signage to main site entrance at fr. Browne avenue. The site works will include the completion of all works to new playing pitches previously granted under pl 15/292
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve, provide for and improve active and passive recreational public and private open space.”
National zoning type: Active open space
Objective set by the LAOIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2021-2027 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Abbeycourt, Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise | Oct 2025 | €309,000 | 145 m |
| 6 Powerscourt, Abbeyleix Rd, Portlaoise | Aug 2025 | €364,000 | 199 m |
| 5 Powerscourt, Abbeyleix Rd, Portlaoise | Apr 2025 | €316,000 | 205 m |
| Apartment3 Blockc, Paarkside, Abbeyleix Road Portlaoisenot full market price | Jan 2026 | €132,500 | 349 m |
| 40c Parkside, Abbeyleix Rd, Portlaoise | Jun 2025 | €242,000 | 349 m |
| Apartment 18c, Parkside, Portlaoise | Aug 2025 | €225,000 | 349 m |
| 26c Parkside, Abbeyleix Rd, Portlaoise | May 2026 | €264,000 | 349 m |
| Apartment 38b, Parkside, Portlaoise | Jul 2025 | €238,000 | 360 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received25 April 2016
- Decision due19 June 2016
- Decision issued17 June 2016
- Grant issued25 July 2016
- Permission expiry24 July 2021
In the area
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- Awaiting decision230 m away
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- Awaiting decision230 m away
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1916LaoisLodged 16 Jan 2019Retention
- Granted240 m away
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18117LaoisLodged 5 Mar 2018Retention
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