Market Square, Mountrath, Co. Laois
Retention of changes of use to create apartments, a ground floor takeaway, and the removal of shop signage.
2480 · Laois County Council · Lodged 7 June 2024
- Reference
- 2480
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 7 June 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThis retention application is for the change of use of the first floor from residential to one and two-bedroom apartments. It also includes changing a ground floor office to a takeaway, a ground floor residential space to a one-bedroom apartment, and the removal of first-floor shop signage.
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
- Carry out amendments to property to include 1)change of use from first floor level residential to 1 bedroom and 2 bedroom apartments
- Change of use at ground floor office to takeaway
- Change of use of ground floor residential to 1 bedroom apartment
- Removal of existing first floor shop signage
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick St, Mountrath, Laois | Apr 2025 | €150,000 | 42 m |
| Market Square, Mountrath, Co Laois | Nov 2025 | €65,000 | 48 m |
| Shannon St, Mountrath, Laois | Sept 2025 | €121,000 | 188 m |
| 6 Wallis St, Mountrath, Laois | Feb 2026 | €272,500 | 206 m |
| 8 Patrick St, Mountrath, Laois | Nov 2025 | €230,000 | 280 m |
| 16 Mountrath View, Shannon Street, Mountrathnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €357,006 | 292 m |
| 1 Whitehorse View, Shannon Street, Mountrathnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €361,262 | 292 m |
| 2 Whitehorse View, Shannon Street, Mountrathnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €357,006 | 292 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 received7 June 2024
- Further information requested30 July 2024
- Further information received18 December 2024
- Decision due23 January 2025
- Decision issued21 January 2025
- Grant issued25 February 2025
- Permission expiry24 February 2030
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