Units 19 & 20, Laois Shopping Centre, James Finton Lalor Avenue Portlaoise Co. Laois
Amalgamation of two retail units at Laois Shopping Centre to create a new restaurant.
2460580 · Laois County Council · Lodged 4 October 2024
- Reference
- 2460580
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 4 October 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks to merge ground floor retail units 19 and 20 to form a single larger unit. It also requests a change of use from retail to restaurant, including new illuminated signage and external roof plant.
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Official record
Development description
Amalgamate the two existing ground floor retail units with existing access and shopfronts to the north façade, no. S 19 & 20, to create one larger unit and a change of use from retail to restaurant for this new unit with illuminated signage to the existing shopfront facias and external plant fixed to the single storey roof above to serve the proposed restaurant (amalgamated units 19 & 20).
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.
Built — construction complete
A commencement notice records works starting on 8 February 2025. A completion certificate was lodged on 11 June 2025.
Notified floor area: 140 m²
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Meehan Court, Portlaoise, Laois | Jan 2026 | €237,000 | 129 m |
| Springfield, Ballacolla, Portlaoise | Jun 2025 | €180,000 | 174 m |
| Cashel, Pike Of Rushall, Portlaoise | Feb 2025 | €370,000 | 174 m |
| Errill, Portlaoise, Co Laois | May 2025 | €130,000 | 174 m |
| 41 The Green, Belview Wood, Maryborough Douglasprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €377,973 | 174 m |
| Shrahanboy, Camross, Portlaoiseprice excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €180,000 | 174 m |
| 7 The Green, Belview Woods, Maryboroughprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €308,370 | 174 m |
| 28 The Way, Belview Wood, Maryboroughprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €308,370 | 174 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 October 2024
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Carry out development which will consist of works to amalgamate the two existing ground floor retail units…
Units 19 & 20 , Laois Shopping Centre , James Finton Lalor Avenue Portlaoise Co. Laois
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- GrantedAt this site
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- Granted70 m away
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22647LaoisLodged 17 Oct 2022Commercial
- Awaiting decision70 m away
Change use of existing ground floor 70sqm unit no. 25 from financial services office use to restaurant use,…
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