Lauragh Lodge, Lauragh, Mountmellick
Retention of a house, garage, and garage conversion in Mountmellick.
22737 · Laois County Council · Lodged 6 December 2022
- Reference
- 22737
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 6 December 2022
- Residential units
- 2
- Floor area
- 400 m²
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to retain a dwelling house as built, along with a garage and site layout. The application also includes the retention of a garage conversion into a domestic office, games room, and storage.
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 dwelling house as built, garage, site layout and all associated site works. Permission to retain conversion of part of garage to domestic office, games room, storage, and associated works
The historical record
How retention applications have been decided in Laois County Council
97% granted
of 931 retention applications granted, refused or part-granted by Laois County Council, 2016–2026.
- The same category nationally
- 90%45,165
- All categories in Laois County Council
- 95%5,498
These are historical figures for this category in this council area, counted from the statutory register over the last 10 years. They are not an assessment of this application and say nothing about how it will be decided.
Built & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauragh Lodge, Lauragh, Mountmellick | Jan 2026 | €665,000 | 15 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 received6 December 2022
- Further information requested7 February 2023
- Further information received8 March 2023
- Decision due4 April 2023
- Decision issued27 March 2023
- Grant issued2 May 2023
- Permission expiry1 May 2028
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