Boughlone, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise
Modifications to a retail unit layout, change of use, and demolition of a storage area in Portlaoise.
19311 · Laois County Council · Lodged 31 May 2019
- Reference
- 19311
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 31 May 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe project includes redesigning a previously granted retail unit to include an off-licence, seating area, and staff facilities. It also involves changing the use of a vacant commercial space to retail, altering elevations, and demolishing an existing walled storage area.
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
Modifications to building layout from that granted permission under planning ref. No. 12/465 and granted extension of duration under 18/458 comprising of :a) redesigned layout to previously granted retail unit to include off-licence, seating area, toilets, ancillary stores and cold rooms, offices and staff facilities, b) the change of use of part building from vacant commercial to retail and ancillary usage. C) alterations to all existing elevations form that previously granted including the provision of external signage. D) the demolition of existing walled in storage area and palisade fencing within the site, relocation of bin storage compound and altered on-site parking layout from that previously granted
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve commercial activities”
National zoning type: Commercial, retail
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 32 Boughlone Way, Bellingham, Portlaoise | Jul 2025 | €320,000 | 144 m |
| 31 Boughlone Way, Bellingham, Portlaoise | May 2025 | €280,000 | 152 m |
| 37 Boughlone Way, Bellingham, Mountrath Rd | May 2025 | €278,000 | 167 m |
| 5 Boughlone Way, Bellingham, Mountrath Rd | Jul 2025 | €250,000 | 230 m |
| 258 Bellingham, 6 Kylegrove Place, Portlaoise | Apr 2025 | €310,000 | 231 m |
| 4 Kylegrove Place, Bellingham, Mountrath Road | Aug 2025 | €160,000 | 240 m |
| 41 Clondarrig Court, Mountrath Rd, Bellingham Portlaoise | Jun 2026 | €413,000 | 260 m |
| 7 Brockra Walk, Bellingham, Portlaoise | Mar 2026 | €135,000 | 299 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 received31 May 2019
- Further information requested22 July 2019
- Further information received6 September 2019
- Decision due3 October 2019
- Decision issued1 October 2019
- Grant issued11 November 2019
- Permission expiry10 November 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Extend permission of Planning Ref 12/465
Mountrath road , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
18485LaoisLodged 8 Aug 2018Other
- GrantedAt this site
Develop as follows — Change of use of unit no. 2 from car sales/office.showroom to a restaurant (137.8 sq.m.)
McSorley's Centra Service Station , Boughlone , Mountrath Road
21763LaoisLodged 12 Nov 2021Commercial
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use from car sales office / car showrooms to pharmacy unit and all associated site works
Unit 2 Boughlone , Mountrath Road , Portlaoise
21176LaoisLodged 23 Mar 2021Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
Change of use from car sales office / car showrooms to pharmacy unit and all associated site works
Unit 2 Boughlone , Mountrath Road , Portlaoise
21131LaoisLodged 4 Mar 2021Change of use
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use from car sales office / car showrooms to pharmacy unit, signage and all associated site works
Unit 3 Boughlone , Mountrath Road , Portlaoise
21562LaoisLodged 11 Aug 2021Change of use
- Awaiting decision30 m away
Change of use from car sales office / car showrooms to pharmacy unit, signage and all associated site works
Unit 3 Boughlone , Mountrath Road , Portlaoise
21422LaoisLodged 8 Jun 2021Change of use
- Granted80 m away
Install 3m high 'lamp post' style relief vent stack servicing the existing above ground natural gas pressure…
Owenass Development Site DRI Bellingham , Mountrath Road , Portlaoise Co. Laois.
16200LaoisLodged 3 May 2016Infrastructure
- Awaiting decision80 m away
Install 3m high 'lamp post' style relief vent stack with ancillary services and associated site works
Bellingham , Mountrath Road , Portlaoise Co. Laois.
16183LaoisLodged 26 Apr 2016Infrastructure
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