Unit 3 Boughlone, Mountrath Road, Portlaoise
Change of use from a car showroom to a pharmacy unit in Portlaoise.
21422 · Laois County Council · Lodged 8 June 2021
- Reference
- 21422
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 8 June 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission for a change of use of Unit 3 from a car sales office and car showroom to a pharmacy unit. The development will also include new signage 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
Change of use from car sales office / car showrooms to pharmacy unit, signage and all associated site works
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 | 116 m |
| 31 Boughlone Way, Bellingham, Portlaoise | May 2025 | €280,000 | 128 m |
| 37 Boughlone Way, Bellingham, Mountrath Rd | May 2025 | €278,000 | 140 m |
| 5 Boughlone Way, Bellingham, Mountrath Rd | Jul 2025 | €250,000 | 198 m |
| 258 Bellingham, 6 Kylegrove Place, Portlaoise | Apr 2025 | €310,000 | 239 m |
| 4 Kylegrove Place, Bellingham, Mountrath Road | Aug 2025 | €160,000 | 241 m |
| 41 Clondarrig Court, Mountrath Rd, Bellingham Portlaoise | Jun 2026 | €413,000 | 244 m |
| 7 Brockra Walk, Bellingham, Portlaoise | Mar 2026 | €135,000 | 278 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 received8 June 2021
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- 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
- 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
- Granted30 m away
Modifications to building layout from that granted permission under planning ref. no. 12/465 and granted…
Boughlone , Mountrath Road , Portlaoise
19311LaoisLodged 31 May 2019Commercial
- Granted30 m away
Extend permission of Planning Ref 12/465
Mountrath road , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
18485LaoisLodged 8 Aug 2018Other
- Granted30 m away
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
- Granted70 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 decision70 m away
Install 3m high 'lamp post' style relief vent stack servicing the existing above ground natural gas pressure…
Owenass Development Site Bellingham , Mountrath Road , Portlaoise Co. Laois.
16192LaoisLodged 28 Apr 2016Infrastructure
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