Mainstreet Mounthrath, Portlaoise, Co Laois
Conversion of a ground floor shop into a new medical clinic in Mountrath.
2460297 · Laois County Council · Lodged 28 May 2024
- Reference
- 2460297
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Withdrawn
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 May 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves works to a protected structure to facilitate the change of use of an existing ground floor retail unit into a medical clinic. The development will include new external signage, internal alterations, and associated site works.
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
Works to a protected structure to incorporate the change of use of an existing ground floor retail unit at main street, mountrath to form a new medical clinic to include, new external signage, internal alterations and all associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the existing town 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market Square, Mountrath, Co Laois | Nov 2025 | €65,000 | 88 m |
| Patrick St, Mountrath, Laois | Apr 2025 | €150,000 | 97 m |
| 6 Wallis St, Mountrath, Laois | Feb 2026 | €272,500 | 161 m |
| Shannon St, Mountrath, Laois | Sept 2025 | €121,000 | 187 m |
| 2 Whitehorse View, Shannon Street, Mountrathnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €357,006 | 293 m |
| 1 Whitehorse View, Shannon Street, Mountrathnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €361,262 | 293 m |
| 16 Mountrath View, Shannon Street, Mountrathnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €357,006 | 293 m |
| Shannon Street, Mountrath, Co Laois | Jun 2026 | €317,000 | 333 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 received28 May 2024
- Application withdrawn15 July 2024
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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