1 HARPURS LANE, PORTLAOISE, CO. LAOIS
Retention of an attic conversion and permission for a new porch, garage, utility shed, and boundary works.
2260061 · Laois County Council · Lodged 21 December 2022
- Reference
- 2260061
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 21 December 2022
- Residential units
- 1
- Floor area
- 41 m²
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to retain an attic conversion as habitable space, including a first-floor window. It also requests permission for new roof lights, a front porch, a detached utility shed, a domestic garage, and boundary wall modifications.
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
Retain attic conversion to habitable space including first floor window; and new planning permission for 2 x roof lights to front of dwelling; new front porch; detached utility shed; new domestic garage and fuel store; new entrance piers and walls; new and relocate boundary to part of eastern boundary wall and raising of boundary wall to rear, 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.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Harpurs Lane, Portlaoise, Laois | Jun 2025 | €91,000 | 104 m |
| 26 Newpark, Portlaoise, Laois | Sept 2025 | €305,000 | 230 m |
| 57 Newpark, Portlaoise, Co Laois | Mar 2026 | €310,000 | 254 m |
| 13b Newpark, Portlaoise, Newpark | Dec 2025 | €275,000 | 277 m |
| 12 Newpark, Portloaise, Laois | Oct 2025 | €375,000 | 283 m |
| 21 Parnell Crescent, Knockmay, Portlaoise | Sept 2025 | €220,000 | 303 m |
| Grenville, Green Rd, Portlaoise | May 2025 | €290,000 | 311 m |
| 12 College Court, Mountrath Rd, Portlaoise | Apr 2025 | €180,000 | 315 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 received21 December 2022
- Further information requested22 February 2023
- Further information received15 May 2023
- Decision due11 June 2023
- Decision issued6 June 2023
- Grant issued10 July 2023
- Permission expiry9 July 2028
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