Fairyhill, Rathdowney, Co. Laois
Retention of a coach house conversion and a two-storey extension to form a family flat in Rathdowney.
16430 · Laois County Council · Lodged 26 August 2016
- Reference
- 16430
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 26 August 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 70 m²
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for the change of use of an attached coach house to residential use, including alterations. The application also seeks retention for a two-storey rear extension to the coach house to form a family flat annex.
- 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
Retain change of use of attached coach house to residential which includes alterations to coach house and alterations to the living accommodation attached to coach house and retention permission for the two storey extension to the rear of the coach house and all associated site works which forms a family flat which is an annex to the existing dwelling house
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Conoboro Road, Rathdowney Co Laois | Nov 2025 | €180,000 | 209 m |
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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 received26 August 2016
- Decision due20 October 2016
- Decision issued13 October 2016
- Grant issued14 November 2016
- Permission expiry13 November 2021
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