34 Main Street/Railway Street, Portlaoise, Co. Laois
A new entrance door and extended weekend opening hours for a casino on Main Street, Portlaoise.
1654 · Laois County Council · Lodged 9 February 2016
- Reference
- 1654
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 9 February 2016
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to install a new main entrance door to a casino from Main Street. It also requests to extend the casino's opening hours on Saturday and Sunday mornings from 2am to 5am.
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
Erect new entrance door to casino with new main entrance from main street, portlaoise and to extend opening hours from 2am to 5am on saturday and sunday mornings
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aghnaharna Drive, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise | Jul 2025 | €317,000 | 27 m |
| 37 Aghnaharna Drive, Portlaoise, Co Laois | Jan 2026 | €380,000 | 28 m |
| 21 Aghnaharna Dr, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise | May 2026 | €407,000 | 108 m |
| Glenlahan, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise | Mar 2026 | €875,000 | 110 m |
| 32 Summerhill, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise | Jan 2025 | €350,000 | 123 m |
| 91 Aghnaharna Drive, Stradbally Road, Portlaoise | Feb 2025 | €405,000 | 139 m |
| Glenlahan, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise | Jun 2026 | €815,000 | 145 m |
| 17 Aghnaharna Drive, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise | Jan 2025 | €415,000 | 153 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 received9 February 2016
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