6 Grace Avenue, Gracefield Manor, Ballylinan
Conversion of attic space to a home office, games room, and toilet by raising the rear roof.
2560204 · Laois County Council · Lodged 14 April 2025
- Reference
- 2560204
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 14 April 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe development consists of converting the existing attic space to accommodate a home office, games room, and toilet. This will be achieved by raising the rear roof to form a flat roof and installing two Velux windows in the front roof.
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
Convert attic space to accommodate a home office, games room and toilet by raising rear roof to form a flat roof and install 2 velux windows in front roof and all associated and necessary site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect and enhance the amenity of developed residential communities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rahin, Ballylinan, Laois | Jul 2025 | €310,000 | 73 m |
| 14 Grace Ave, Gracefield Manor, Ballylinan | Apr 2026 | €275,000 | 74 m |
| Boley, Wolfhill, Ballylynanprice excludes VAT | Mar 2026 | €500,000 | 155 m |
| 22 Rahin Wood, Ballylynan, Laois | May 2025 | €230,000 | 211 m |
| 33 Rahin Towers, Ballylinan, Co Laoisprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €325,990 | 292 m |
| 29 Rahin Towers, Ballylinanprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €320,154 | 309 m |
| 28 Rahin Towers, Ballylinanprice excludes VAT | Jan 2025 | €320,154 | 313 m |
| 66 The Village, Ballylinan, Laois | Nov 2025 | €290,000 | 329 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 received14 April 2025
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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