Parish Shrine, Main Street, Rathdowney
Development of a community park with seating, paving, and accessible parking at the Parish Shrine in Rathdowney.
21513 · Laois County Council · Lodged 15 July 2021
- Reference
- 21513
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 15 July 2021
Summary
AI-generatedThe project will enhance the green area behind the current carparking area into a community park with paving, seating, and a performance area. It also includes the partial removal of a front boundary wall to create two accessible parking spaces and the installation of new bollards.
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Official record
Development description
Develop parish shrine site. Works include the enhancement of the green area behind the current carparking area, into a community park with paving, seating and a performance area. The development will also consist of the part removal of front boundary wall to allow for two new fully compliant accessible car park spaces, and the installation of new bollards to part of the front boundary and all ancillary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and provide for local neighbourhood, community, ecclesiastical, recreational and educational facilities.”
National zoning type: Mixed/general community services/facilities uses
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main St, Rathdowney, Laois | Aug 2025 | €250,000 | 96 m |
| Levalley, Rathdowney, Laois | May 2025 | €110,000 | 113 m |
| Mill St, Rathdowney, Laois | Oct 2025 | €105,000 | 118 m |
| 1 Main St, Rathdowney, Laois | Jun 2025 | €220,000 | 128 m |
| 28 The Showgrounds, Rathdowney, Laois | Sept 2025 | €215,000 | 193 m |
| 31 The Showgrounds, Moore St, Rathdowney | May 2025 | €220,000 | 207 m |
| 13 Moore St, Rathdowney, Laois | Feb 2026 | €65,000 | 253 m |
| Pound St, Rathdowney, Laois | Jan 2025 | €127,000 | 273 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 received15 July 2021
- Decision due8 September 2021
- Decision issued3 September 2021
- Grant issued12 October 2021
- Permission expiry11 October 2026
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