Meadows Way, Graiguecullen (Carlow Environs) Crossneen, Co. Laois
Retention of building variations and permission to expand a crèche into first-floor offices in Graiguecullen.
2560487 · Laois County Council · Lodged 13 August 2025
- Reference
- 2560487
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 13 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks permission to change the use of first-floor offices to extend an existing crèche. It also seeks retention permission for as-built variations to the elevations, boundary walls, pedestrian access, and road alignment.
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of the first-floor offices as an extension to the creche and associated variations to previously approved development (pl. Ref. : 24/60066); and consists of retention permission for as-built variations to previously approved development (pl. Ref. : 24/60066) including alterations to the form, materials and window sizes of the elevations, the form and materials of the boundary walls and railings, pedestrian access and footpaths and road alignment.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To provide for and improve local neighbourhood centres and facilities”
National zoning type: District, neighbourhood centre
Objective set by the Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030 (2024–2030). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Meadows Grove, Crossneen, Graiguecullenprice excludes VAT | Jun 2025 | €302,750 | 9 m |
| 10 Meadows Grove, Graiguecullen, County Laoisprice excludes VAT | Jul 2025 | €308,370 | 9 m |
| 8 Meadows Grove, Crosneen, Graiguecullenprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €308,370 | 13 m |
| 6 Meadows Grove, Crossneen, Graiguecullenprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €308,370 | 23 m |
| 5 Meadows Grove, Graiguecullen, Carlowprice excludes VAT | May 2025 | €308,370 | 28 m |
| 22 Spindlewood, Springhill Rd, Graiguecullen | Feb 2026 | €375,000 | 87 m |
| 19 Springhill Ct, Fruithill The Numbers, Graiguecullen | Jan 2025 | €250,000 | 93 m |
| 3 Spindlewood, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Dec 2025 | €280,000 | 104 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 received13 August 2025
- Further information requested3 October 2025
- Further information received10 October 2025
- Decision due6 November 2025
- Decision issued5 November 2025
- Grant issued8 December 2025
- Permission expiry6 May 2029
In the area
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- Awaiting decision110 m away
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- Granted140 m away
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2360289LaoisLodged 27 Jul 2023Housing estate
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