Site no. 17, Ard Edmond, Churchfield Castletown
Construction of a new house and domestic garage with associated site works.
20170 · Laois County Council · Lodged 27 March 2020
- Reference
- 20170
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 27 March 2020
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 202 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of building a new dwelling house and a domestic garage on site number 17. It will also include site boundaries and all associated site works.
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 new dwelling house, domestic garage, site boundaries and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 30 September 2020.
Notified floor area: 172 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 St Patricks Terrace, Castletown, Laois | Dec 2025 | €220,000 | 149 m |
| 30 Churchfield Heights, Castletown, Laois | Apr 2026 | €78,000 | 150 m |
| 38 Churchfield Heights, Castletown, Co. Laoisnot full market price | Apr 2025 | €96,000 | 199 m |
| Lisheenbrien, Owney Arra, Castletown | Dec 2025 | €75,000 | 275 m |
| Westfield, Castletown, Portlaoise | Aug 2025 | €320,000 | 408 m |
| Castletown Inn, Castletown, Co Laois | May 2026 | €100,000 | 422 m |
| 3 Elderfield Dr, Castletown, Portlaoise | Jan 2025 | €310,000 | 497 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 March 2020
- Decision due16 July 2020
- Decision issued30 June 2020
- Grant issued31 July 2020
- Permission expiry30 July 2025
In the area
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- Granted30 m away
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- Awaiting decision30 m away
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22458LaoisLodged 22 Jul 2022New dwelling
- Granted30 m away
Construct new dwelling house, domestic garage, new site entrance and all associated site works
14 Ard Edmond , Churchfield , Castletown
22529LaoisLodged 26 Aug 2022New dwelling
- Granted30 m away
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20109LaoisLodged 2 Mar 2020New dwelling
- Granted70 m away
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21553LaoisLodged 5 Aug 2021New dwelling
- Granted70 m away
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12 Ard Edmond , Castletown
2460776LaoisLodged 17 Dec 2024New dwelling
- Granted80 m away
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- Granted100 m away
Construct a dormer dwelling house with connections to existing site services, a new site entrance and to…
4 Ard Edmond , Churchfield , Castletown
2124LaoisLodged 22 Jan 2021New dwelling
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedNew dwelling
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- Awaiting decisionNew dwelling
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- GrantedNew dwelling
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