The Commercial Inn, Church Street, Rathdowney.
Conversion of a public house and nightclub into direct provision accommodation.
19366 · Laois County Council · Lodged 27 June 2019
- Reference
- 19366
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 27 June 2019
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of a public house, nightclub, and upper-floor bedrooms to direct provision accommodation. It also includes retention of second-floor bedrooms and a rear extension, alongside demolition of a rear roof extension to build a new shop and family accommodation.
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
Planning permission for the following: a. Change of use of existing public house , night-club, first & second floor bedroom accommodation to direct provision accommodation. B. Retention permission of bedroom accommodation on the second floor of the existing building. C. Retention permission for extension to rear of existing building. D. Planning permission to demolish rear roof extension, renovate existing rear extension and replace part of rear extension with a new structure to provide a shop, family & bedroom accommodation and to include all associated site 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Levalley, Rathdowney, Laois | May 2025 | €110,000 | 220 m |
| Mill St, Rathdowney, Laois | Oct 2025 | €105,000 | 231 m |
| Main St, Rathdowney, Laois | Aug 2025 | €250,000 | 241 m |
| Pound St, Rathdowney, Laois | Jan 2025 | €127,000 | 284 m |
| 4 Pound St, Rathdowney, Laois | Jan 2026 | €165,000 | 348 m |
| 5 Pound St, Rathdowney, Co Laois | Mar 2025 | €113,500 | 348 m |
| 1 Main St, Rathdowney, Laois | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 445 m |
| 28 The Showgrounds, Rathdowney, Laois | Sept 2025 | €215,000 | 447 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 June 2019
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