Father Breen Park, Tullyroe, Abbeyleix
Construct a 550m lit walkway, pitch floodlights, and security fencing at Father Breen Park.
18628 · Laois County Council · Lodged 17 October 2018
- Reference
- 18628
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 October 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThe development involves constructing a 3-metre wide, 550-metre long perimeter walkway with 6-metre high LED safety lighting masts. It also includes installing 18-metre high LED pitch floodlights, a 2-metre high security fence, and pitch railing.
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 3 metre wide walkway measuring 550 metres around the perimeter of the playing field with the inclusion of led safety lighting mast measuring a height of 6.0 metres surrounding the walkway. Permission is also sought to install led pitch floodlight measuring a height of 18.0m and to erect a 2.0m high security fence around the main boundaries and pitch railing around the perimeter of the pitch and associated site works
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
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|---|---|---|---|
| The Bungalow, Ballnakill Road, Abbeyleix | Feb 2026 | €290,000 | 358 m |
| 5 De Vesci Court, Abbeyleix, Laoisnot full market price | May 2025 | €80,460 | 424 m |
| Hill Cottage, Abbeyleix, Co Laois | May 2025 | €194,000 | 433 m |
| Upper Main St, Abbeyleix, Portlaoise | Dec 2025 | €640,000 | 439 m |
| 33 De Vesci Hill, Abbeyleix, Co Laoisprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €405,286 | 473 m |
| 32 De Vesci Hill, Abbeyleix, Co Laoisprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €405,286 | 486 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 received17 October 2018
- Decision due11 December 2018
- Decision issued5 December 2018
- Grant issued26 February 2019
- Permission expiry25 February 2024
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