GrantedAlterationsDecided 27 June 2022

Station Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois

Conservation and conversion of the Platform 2 station building to offices at Portarlington Station.

21623 · Laois County Council · Lodged 6 September 2021

Reference: 21623
Authority: Laois County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 6 September 2021
Residential units: 1
Floor area: 60 m²

Summary

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The project involves conservation works to the existing structure of the old Station Building at Platform 2, which is a protected structure. It includes reconstructing single-storey accommodation on the eastern side for toilets and plant space, repurposing the building into offices for Irish Rail, and installing staff parking and a wastewater pumping station.

Alterationsconservationprotected structurerailwayoffice

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Official record

Development description

Develop at this site: station building at platform 2, portarlington station, station road, portarlington, co. Laois, r32 pk66, part of protected structures rps 143, niah ref no. 12800502 the proposed developments consist of
A programme of conservation works to the existing external and internal structure & fabric of the old station building at platform 2 and immediate outoffices
A re-construction of the single-storey cellular accommodation at the eastern side of the station building - to include some new build interventions - configured to provide toilet accommodation, plant space, waste management space and a small open-air yard for plant and rear access
Re-purposing of the station building, along with the reconstructed and re configured east end accommodation, to office use primarily for iarnród eireann-irish rail personnel
Staff & visitor car parking to include vehicle e-charge bay
Below ground level domestic foul effluent holding chamber & pumping station with rising main (63 mm od mdpe) to convey domestic foul effluent to the east end of platform 2, traversing under the railway lines northwards, then westwards on the far side of the north platform and railway siding discharging to an existing foul effluent manhole in a works area on the north side of the station within the curtilage of the property (which in turn discharges by gravity to the irish water main sewer at station road)
Associated site works and hard & soft landscaping, etc

The historical record

How alteration applications have been decided in Laois County Council

97% granted

of 370 alteration applications granted, refused or part-granted by Laois County Council, 2016–2026.

The same category nationally: 92%22,804
All categories in Laois County Council: 95%5,498

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Built — construction complete

A commencement notice records works starting on 10 April 2023. A completion certificate was lodged on 22 May 2024.

Notified floor area: 305 m²

Recent sales nearby

within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
9 Corrig Lodge, Portarlington, County Laois	Apr 2025	€338,500	186 m
9 Station Grove, Portarlington, Laois	Jan 2026	€315,000	188 m
24 Station Grove, Portarlington, Laois	Feb 2026	€200,000	247 m
Seskin Portarlington, Portarlington, Laois	Feb 2025	€255,000	277 m
66 Railway Mews, Portarlington, Laois	Sept 2025	€326,000	310 m
11 Millbrook Manor, Canal Rd, Portarlington	Feb 2026	€420,000	322 m
89 Railway Mews, Sheskin Lane, Portarlingtonnot full market price	Feb 2025	€195,000	325 m
69 Railway Mews, Portarlington, Laois	May 2026	€330,000	334 m

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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 received6 September 2021
Further information requested28 October 2021
Further information received11 March 2022
Decision due30 June 2022
Decision issued27 June 2022
Grant issued4 August 2022
Permission expiry3 August 2027

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