O'Moore Street Business Centre, O'Moore Street Mountmellick, Co. Laois
Retention of refrigeration containers, a storage container, a warehouse, and an office cabin.
2560261 · Laois County Council · Lodged 6 May 2025
- Reference
- 2560261
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 6 May 2025
Summary
AI-generatedRetention permission is sought for three refrigeration containers, one storage container, one warehouse, and one portable office cabin at a business centre.
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 3 no. Refrigeration containers, 1no. Storage container, 1no. Warehouse, 1no. Portable office cabin and all associated site works.
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 Over Hanlon'S Shop, 35 O'Moore Street, Mountmellick | Mar 2026 | €90,000 | 81 m |
| Omoore St, Mountmellick, Co Laois | Jan 2026 | €237,000 | 91 m |
| 41 Moore St, Mountmellick, Laois | Oct 2025 | €150,000 | 95 m |
| 40 Omoore St, Mountmellick, Laois | Jul 2025 | €250,000 | 119 m |
| 3 Emmett Street, Mountmellick, Co. Laois | Dec 2025 | €210,000 | 204 m |
| 4 Emmett Street, Mountmellick Ls1191f, Ls2191f Ls4872f Ls6863f | Jan 2025 | €250,000 | 211 m |
| 1-49 Francis Dunne Court, Townpark, Mountmellicknot full market price · price excludes VAT | Oct 2025 | €16,567,312 | 223 m |
| 18 Patrick St, Mountmellick, Laois | Apr 2025 | €225,000 | 226 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 received6 May 2025
- Further information requested26 June 2025
- Further information received13 January 2026
- Decision due9 February 2026
- Decision issued4 February 2026
- Grant issued25 March 2026
- Permission expiry24 March 2031
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