Poets Cottage, Camross, Co Laois
Conversion of a heritage office into a community café in Camross, including retention of the front door position.
2560025 · Laois County Council · Lodged 17 January 2025
- Reference
- 2560025
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 January 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe project involves changing the use of an existing heritage office to a community café, including internal alterations, demolition of existing fabric, and new external doors, windows, and awnings. It also seeks to retain the as-built position of the front door and adjacent window.
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
- Retain as-built position of existing front door and adjacent window
- Planning permission for change of use application from an existing heritage office to a community café, works will include demolition of existing fabric and internal alterations, new external doors and windows, new external awnings, external landscaping work and all associated site development works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the special physical and social character of the existing village 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camross, Co Laois | May 2025 | €165,000 | 102 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 January 2025
- Decision due13 March 2025
- Decision issued10 March 2025
- Grant issued22 April 2025
- Permission expiry21 April 2030
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