Unit 2 Link Road, Portarlington, Co. Laois R32 T327
Change of use of a retail unit to a pizza bakery and takeaway with home delivery.
2497 · Laois County Council · Lodged 11 July 2024
- Reference
- 2497
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 11 July 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of changing the use of an existing retail unit to a pizza bakery and takeaway with a home delivery service. It also includes alterations to the shopfront and new fascia signage.
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Official record
Development description
Change use of the existing retail unit to use as a pizza bakery and takeaway, with a home delivery service, and for associated alterations to the shopfront and the provision of new fascia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 1 Huguenot House, French Church St, Portarlington | Dec 2025 | €18,750 | 87 m |
| Apt 3 Huguenot House, French Church St, Portarlington | Dec 2025 | €18,750 | 87 m |
| Apt 2 Huguenot House, French Church St, Portarlington | Dec 2025 | €18,750 | 87 m |
| Apt 4 Huguenot House, French Church St, Portarlington | Dec 2025 | €18,750 | 87 m |
| 8 Rose Court, Portarlington, Laois | Jun 2025 | €295,000 | 169 m |
| 19 Foxcroft Ave, Portarlington, Laois | May 2025 | €365,000 | 177 m |
| Saint Therese, Foxcroft Street, Portarlington | Nov 2025 | €155,000 | 185 m |
| Apt 1, Mcmillis House, Market Square | May 2026 | €170,000 | 188 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 received11 July 2024
In the area
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- Awaiting decision30 m away
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- Granted60 m away
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- Granted60 m away
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- Awaiting decision60 m away
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- Granted100 m away
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- Awaiting decision100 m away
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- Awaiting decision130 m away
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