Gills Pond, Ballinakill, Co. Laois
Retention permission is sought for an anglers club house at Gills Pond.
16445 · Laois County Council · Lodged 6 September 2016
- Reference
- 16445
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 6 September 2016
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 9 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to retain the existing Ballinakill Anglers Club House, which is complete with a toilet and wash-hand basin.
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 ballinakill anglers club house complete with toilet and wash-hand basin
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Heywood Village, Ballinakill, Laois | Dec 2025 | €430,000 | 141 m |
| The Square, Ballinakill, Laois | Dec 2025 | €443,000 | 346 m |
| 9 Stanhope St, Ballinahill, Laois | Oct 2025 | €187,000 | 364 m |
| Stanhope St, Ballinakill, Portlaoise | Mar 2026 | €163,000 | 368 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 received6 September 2016
- Decision due31 October 2016
- Decision issued20 October 2016
- Grant issued22 November 2016
- Permission expiry21 November 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- Awaiting decision90 m away
Construct a single-storey extension of the existing cottage to the side and all associated site works
Heywood Demense & Church Street , Ballinakill , Co. Laois.
2560476LaoisLodged 8 Aug 2025Extension
- Granted90 m away
Construct a single-storey extension of the existing cottage to the side and all associated site works
Haywood Demense & Church Street , Ballinakill , Co. Laois
2560494LaoisLodged 18 Aug 2025Extension
- Awaiting decision90 m away
Construct a single-storey extension to side of the existing cottage and all associated site works
Haywood Demense & Church Street , Ballinakill , Co. Laois.
2560483LaoisLodged 12 Aug 2025Extension
- Awaiting decision90 m away
Construct a single-storey extension of the existing cottage to the side and all associated site works.…
Haywood Demense & Church Street , Ballinakill , Co. Laois.
2560461LaoisLodged 30 Jul 2025Extension
- Granted130 m away
To sub-divide site, build tea rooms and retail outlet, install a new pedestrian entrance in existing hall ,…
Church Street , Ballinakill , Co. Laois
21230LaoisLodged 16 Apr 2021Commercial
- Awaiting decision140 m away
Carry out development which will consist of permission to retain domestic shed and home office to the rear of…
9 Heywood Village , Haywood Demense , Ballinakill Co. Laois.
2560587LaoisLodged 16 Sept 2025Retention
- Granted140 m away
Retain domestic shed and home office to the rear of the property and all associated site works
9 Heywood Village , Heywood Demense , Ballinakill Co. Laois.
2560599LaoisLodged 18 Sept 2025Retention
- Granted150 m away
Demolish an existing outbuilding, the erection of a part single/part two storey extension to the side and…
Church Street , Ballinakill , Co. Laois
1679LaoisLodged 24 Feb 2016Extension
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedRetention
Retain existing club house, car park and rifle range
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S00A/0196South DublinLodged 13 Jun 2000
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
To change the use of the existing outbuildings to single residential use, ancillary to the main dwelling,…
Ballintlea Lodge , Sixmilebridge , Co. Clare V95 PY13
2360405ClareLodged 29 Sept 2023
- Awaiting decisionExtension
CONSTRUCT A SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION TO EXISTING CLUBHOUSE CONSISTING OF MEMBERS SOCIAL SPACE AND OTHER…
CASTLE LAWNS , BALLYHEIGUE , CO KERRY
18844KerryLodged 28 Aug 2018
- Awaiting decisionRetention
Retention permission for indefinite retention of the unauthorised existing extension to the pre 1963 private…
The Glen Sports Club , Killnacarriga , Newcastle
17600747TipperaryLodged 4 Jul 2017
- Awaiting decisionRetention
Permission is sought by Ballinkillen Lorum Community Centre Club to include the following — Retention…
Ballinkillen , Bagenalstown , Carlow
17143CarlowLodged 5 May 2017
- GrantedCommercial
Permission is sought for a two storey clubhouse, including bar and function area, with associated car and…
Ballybrack Road, Glencullen, Kilternan, Co. Dublin
D08A/0777Dún Laoghaire–RathdownLodged 4 Jun 2009
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