Former Post Office and house, Main Street, Portarlington Co Laois
Change of use of a former post office and part of an adjacent house to a café/restaurant.
2560778 · Laois County Council · Lodged 21 November 2025
- Reference
- 2560778
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 21 November 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application proposes changing the use of the former Post Office (a protected structure) to a café/restaurant. It involves taking 27 sq.m of ground floor area from an adjacent three-storey house (also a protected structure) and constructing a 15 sq.m rear extension with an outdoor space.
- Storeys
- 3
- Floor area
- 15 m²
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Official record
Development description
Change use for the former post office, eircode r32 cp57 a protected structure rps 127 to a café/restaurant and by taking additional floor area from the ground floor of the 3 storey “2 bay” house a protected structure rps 681. The omission of floor area from the house protected structure rps 681 for the change of use of the former post office will be 27sq. M. The works will also create a small 15sq. M rear single storey lean-to extension to the rear of the former post office containing customer wc’s, accessible toilet bounded by a new 2.1m stone wall capped that is creating a 25sq. M outdoor space. The proposed will carry out 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 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.
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Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank House, Main Street, Portarlington | Dec 2025 | €75,000 | 63 m |
| Main Street, Portarlington, Co. Laois | Aug 2025 | €350,000 | 70 m |
| Upper Main Street, Portarlington, County Laois | Jul 2025 | €100,000 | 86 m |
| 6 Park House, Portarlington, Laois | May 2025 | €91,000 | 101 m |
| 7 Foxcroft Street, Portarlington, Co. Laois | Nov 2025 | €217,000 | 114 m |
| 13 Wilton Lawns, Sandy Lane, Portarlington | May 2025 | €360,000 | 116 m |
| 10 Eglington Apts, Park Ave, Portarlington | Apr 2026 | €190,000 | 118 m |
| 9 Eglington Apts, Park Ave, Portarlington | Feb 2026 | €231,000 | 118 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 received21 November 2025
In the area
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- GrantedAt this site
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2560735LaoisLodged 11 Nov 2025Change of use
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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2660295LaoisLodged 20 May 2026Housing estate
- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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