Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 26 August 2024

The Gate Lodge, Emo Village, Co. Laois.

Construction of three short-term letting units and a utility extension at a protected gate lodge.

2460389 · Laois County Council · Lodged 2 July 2024

Reference
2460389
Authority
Laois County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
2 July 2024
Residential units
3
Floor area
387 m²

Summary

AI-generated

The development consists of constructing three short-term letting units (two 2-bed and one 1-bed units) and a utility extension to the existing dwelling. The works also involve decommissioning the existing septic tank, installing a new treatment system, and associated site works at a site listed on the Record of Protected Structures.

Commercialtourismprotected structureextension

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

Construct 3 short term letting units, including 2 x two-beds and 1x one-single bed units, utility extension to existing dwelling house, decommission existing septic tank, new septic tank treatment system with percolation area and all associated site works. Listed on the record of protected structures under rps 981..

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
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
Emo, Portlaoise, LaoisSept 2025€190,000119 m
Emo, Portlaoise, LaoisMar 2025€265,000167 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

  1. Application received2 July 2024
  2. Decision due26 August 2024
  3. Decision issued26 August 2024
  4. Grant issued8 October 2024
  5. Permission expiry7 October 2029

In the area

Applications near this site

Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.

Related developments

Similar applications

Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.

Community

Discussion

What local people think about this application.

Nobody watching yet

Community sentiment

No votes yet

Nobody has voted on this application yet.

Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.

Sign in to have your say on this application.

No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.

Sign in to join the discussion on this application.

Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.