Cullahill Village, Portlaoise, Co Laois
Extension and modifications to a public house, and dividing the first-floor residence into two units.
2460107 · Laois County Council · Lodged 4 March 2024
- Reference
- 2460107
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 March 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves constructing a single-storey extension to the rear and side of an existing public house to accommodate a dining room, kitchen, and toilets. It also includes dividing the existing first-floor residential unit into two separate units, installing an effluent treatment system, and creating a car-parking area.
- Residential units
- 2
- Storey
- 1
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Official record
Development description
Construct a single storey extension to the rear and side of, and internal modifications to the existing part single/part two storey residential public house structure, comprising a dining room, kitchen, toilets, and associated back up spaces, a car-parking area, an effluent treatment system and percolation area, the division of the existing first floor residential unit in to two separate units, and associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the existing village centre and to provide for and improve retailing and commercial activities.”
National zoning type: City/Town/village Centre, central area
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apartment 1, The Sportsman Inn, Cullahill | May 2025 | €100,000 | 16 m |
| Ross Cottage, Cullohill, Portlaoise | Oct 2025 | €230,000 | 34 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 received4 March 2024
- Further information requested24 April 2024
- Further information received21 May 2024
- Decision due15 July 2024
- Decision issued12 July 2024
- Grant issued13 August 2024
- Permission expiry12 August 2029
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