Townparks and Smiths Field, Ballycullenbeg Mountmellick, Co. Laois
Replacement of a grass pitch with an Astro turf pitch and a new footbridge over the River Owenass in Mountmellick.
2460542 · Laois County Council · Lodged 17 September 2024
- Reference
- 2460542
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 September 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development will replace an existing grass pitch with a new Astro turf playing surface, including new perimeter fencing, footpaths, and public lighting. It also includes a new footbridge over the River Owenass linking Townparks and Ballycullenbeg, located within a Natura 2000 designated area.
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Official record
Development description
Replace the existing grass pitch with a new astro turf playing surface, new perimeter fencing to pitch, new footpaths and public lighting, new footbridge over the river owenass linking townparks and ballycullenbeg, including all services and associated site works. This site is located with a natura 2000 designated area. A natura impact statement (nis) has been submitted with this application.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve, provide for and improve active and passive recreational public and private open space.”
National zoning type: Active open space
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Emmet Tce, Mountmellick, Laoisnot full market price | Jul 2025 | €80,000 | 189 m |
| 48 College Ave, Mountmellick, Laois | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 260 m |
| 42 College Ave, Mountmellick, Laois | Sept 2025 | €175,000 | 274 m |
| 1 Silverbrook, Mountmellick, Co Laois | May 2025 | €280,000 | 302 m |
| Apt 20, College View, College Ave | Feb 2026 | €180,000 | 304 m |
| 41 College View, Mountmellick, Laois | Sept 2025 | €135,000 | 308 m |
| Apt 43, College Avenue, Mountmellick | Nov 2025 | €130,000 | 329 m |
| 41 Kirwan Park Mountmellick, Mountmellick, Laois | Sept 2025 | €178,000 | 334 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 received17 September 2024
- Further information requested11 November 2024
- Further information received2 January 2025
- Decision due3 March 2025
- Decision issued3 March 2025
- Grant issued7 April 2025
- Permission expiry6 April 2030
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