New Road, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.
Retention of a school's change of use to offices and training units, and retention of prefabricated buildings.
2560099 · Laois County Council · Lodged 28 February 2025
- Reference
- 2560099
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 28 February 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission to convert the former St. Francis' primary school into offices and a training unit. It also seeks to retain single storey prefabricated accommodation buildings and associated site works.
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Official record
Development description
Retain change of use from former st. Francis’ primary school to offices and training unit and all associated site works. Permission is also sought to retain single storey prefabricated accommodation buildings, associated site works, (granted under plg 15/531 subject to condition no. 3 for a five year period).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Acres, 2 New Road, Portlaoise | Dec 2025 | €249,000 | 69 m |
| 39 The Downs, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise | Oct 2025 | €400,000 | 137 m |
| 30 The Downs, Stradbally Rd, Portlaoise | Aug 2025 | €350,000 | 187 m |
| 6 The Downs, Stradbally Road, Portlaoise | Jun 2026 | €554,000 | 272 m |
| 15 The Downs, Portlaoise, Laois | Oct 2025 | €480,000 | 292 m |
| 1 Stradbally Rd, Timahoe, Portlaoise | Jan 2025 | €185,000 | 306 m |
| Apt 7, Bridge St, Portlaoise | Mar 2025 | €145,000 | 326 m |
| 10 Bridge St, Portlaoise, Laois | Mar 2025 | €90,000 | 328 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 received28 February 2025
In the area
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