Main St, Knocknamoe, Abbeyleix
Extension of a retail building, car park expansion, and change of use of a protected structure in Abbeyleix.
18716 · Laois County Council · Lodged 27 November 2018
- Reference
- 18716
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 November 2018
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to demolish a rear entrance lobby and stairway within the curtilage of a Protected Structure to create a new car park extension. It also includes changing the use of part of a Protected Structure from residential to commercial, and constructing a 374 sqm extension to the existing retail building.
- Floor area
- 374 m²
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
(i) demolish rear entrance lobby, stairway access to first floor area and part of boundary wall within the curtilage of protected structure (rps 079) to form access to new car park extension, (ii) new car park extension area(989m2), (iii) change of use of part of protected structure (rps 762) from residential to commercial use (48m2), (iv) construct an extension (374m2) to the existing retail building to provide an overall building floor area (1343m2) increasing the net retail area from 474m2 to 756m2, (v) new associated signage, (vii) ancillary site works to include new car parking line marking and associated drainage works
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Bungalow, Ballnakill Road, Abbeyleix | Feb 2026 | €290,000 | 154 m |
| Hill Cottage, Abbeyleix, Co Laois | May 2025 | €194,000 | 235 m |
| Upper Main St, Abbeyleix, Portlaoise | Dec 2025 | €640,000 | 245 m |
| Cypres, Stucker Hill, Abbeyleix | Jun 2025 | €260,000 | 318 m |
| Rathmoyle, Abbeyleix, Laois | Jan 2026 | €150,000 | 474 m |
| Ballyroan Rd, Abbeyleix, Laois | Mar 2025 | €422,000 | 484 m |
| 33 De Vesci Hill, Abbeyleix, Co Laoisprice excludes VAT | Apr 2025 | €405,286 | 484 m |
| Ballinakill Rd, Abbeyleix, Laois | Jan 2025 | €275,000 | 485 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 received27 November 2018
- Further information requested24 January 2019
- Further information received1 May 2019
- Decision due28 May 2019
- Decision issued21 May 2019
- Grant issued25 June 2019
- Permission expiry24 June 2024
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