Dempsey's Public House, Parnell Street, Mountmellick
Conversion of a pub to a pizza restaurant and a first-floor apartment in Mountmellick.
1650 · Laois County Council · Lodged 8 February 2016
- Reference
- 1650
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 February 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of internal alterations to the existing public bar and restaurant layout to provide a pizza restaurant for hot food sales. It also includes changing the use of the first floor to a two-bedroom self-contained apartment, alterations to the rear and side elevations, and a new traditional shop front. The property is a Protected Structure.
- Residential unit
- 1
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
Provide pizza restaurant for the sale of hot food on and off the premises, with internal alterations to existing public bar and restaurant layout, change of use of first floor to a 2 bed self contained apartment, with alterations to rear and side elevations and new traditional shop front this property is a protected structure - rps 700
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the existing town centre and to provide for and improve retailing and commercial activities”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25b Ashgrove, Mountmellick, Ashgrove | Jun 2026 | €213,400 | 55 m |
| 9 Ashgrove, Mountmellick, Laois | Feb 2025 | €215,000 | 122 m |
| Apt 5 Orchard View, Ashgrove, Mountmellicknot full market price | May 2025 | €87,500 | 138 m |
| 1 Pearse Street, Mountmellick, Co Laois | Sept 2025 | €182,500 | 142 m |
| 5 Sarsfield St, Mountmellick, Laois | May 2026 | €240,000 | 156 m |
| 2 Church View, Ashgrove, Mountmellick | May 2025 | €170,000 | 164 m |
| Apt 6 Church View, Ashgrove, Mountmellick | May 2026 | €190,000 | 164 m |
| Apt 12 Church View, Ashgrove, Mountmellick | Feb 2025 | €150,000 | 164 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 received8 February 2016
In the area
Applications near this site
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- Granted60 m away
Construct a new site access and all associated site works at the rear of O'Horain's shop
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1937LaoisLodged 24 Jan 2019Infrastructure
- Awaiting decision60 m away
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18641LaoisLodged 23 Oct 2018Infrastructure
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21647LaoisLodged 16 Sept 2021Apartments
- Granted90 m away
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2560142LaoisLodged 21 Mar 2025Apartments
- Awaiting decision90 m away
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2460741LaoisLodged 6 Dec 2024Apartments
- Awaiting decision130 m away
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