Patrick St, Mountmellick, Co.Laois
Conversion of an existing coach house into a storey-and-a-half apartment with rooflights and parking.
19236 · Laois County Council · Lodged 30 April 2019
- Reference
- 19236
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 30 April 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks permission to complete and alter the conversion of an existing coach house into a storey-and-a-half apartment. The works include the addition of rooflights, parking, and associated site works at the rear of 'The Forum' Holiday Hostel. The development is located within the site of two protected structures.
- Residential unit
- 1
- Storeys
- 2
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Official record
Development description
Complete and alter (addition of rooflights) the conversion of the existing coach house to a storey and a half apartment, parking and associated site-works at the rear of "the forum" holiday hostel and accomodation in the old presbyterian church and manse. The development works were previously granted permission under reference 12/471 and are within the site of two protected structures rps 020 and rps 021
The historical record
How apartment applications have been decided in Laois County Council
93% granted
of 41 apartment applications granted, refused or part-granted by Laois County Council, 2017–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 71%4,382
- All categories in Laois County Council
- 95%5,498
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Patrick Street, Mountmellick, Laois | Aug 2025 | €145,000 | 56 m |
| 28 Collegeview, Mount Mellick, Laois | Apr 2026 | €160,000 | 70 m |
| 12 College View Apts, Mountmellick, Co Laois | Nov 2025 | €154,000 | 81 m |
| 5 College View College Ave, Mountmellick, Laois | May 2026 | €135,000 | 90 m |
| 18 Patrick St, Mountmellick, Laois | Apr 2025 | €225,000 | 101 m |
| Apt 43, College Avenue, Mountmellick | Nov 2025 | €130,000 | 112 m |
| 41 College View, Mountmellick, Laois | Sept 2025 | €135,000 | 133 m |
| Apt 20, College View, College Ave | Feb 2026 | €180,000 | 139 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 received30 April 2019
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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