Unit 8 First Floor Stradbally Shopping Centre, Main Street, Stradbally
Change of use from a beauty salon to a three-bedroom apartment in Stradbally Shopping Centre.
2560861 · Laois County Council · Lodged 17 December 2025
- Reference
- 2560861
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 17 December 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThis application seeks to change the use of a first-floor unit from a beauty salon to a single three-bedroom apartment. The development will include internal alterations and changes to the external elevations.
- Residential unit
- 1
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
Change the use from a beauty salon (approved under previous pl. Ref. 19/437) to 1 no. 3 bed apartment, to include internal alterations, changes to external elevations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 The Orchard, Main St, Stradbally | Feb 2026 | €265,000 | 103 m |
| Main St, Stradbally, Laois | Apr 2025 | €200,000 | 127 m |
| 1-19 Oakvale Way, Main Street, Stradballyprice excludes VAT | Feb 2026 | €4,395,783 | 217 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 received17 December 2025
In the area
Applications near this site
Other planning applications within about 500 m — what else is being proposed or built nearby.
- GrantedAt this site
Retain the change of use to include amending Unit no.1 from the originally granted use of retail unit under…
Stradbally Shopping Centre , Main St , Stradbally
19437LaoisLodged 30 Jul 2019Retention
- GrantedAt this site
Change of use from Beauty Salon (approved under previous Pl. Ref. 19/437) to 1 no. 3 Bed Apartment, to…
Unit 8 First Floor Stradbally Shopping Centre , Main Street , Stradbally
2560876LaoisLodged 19 Dec 2025Change of use
- Granted40 m away
Retain (a) all works completed to date including part demolition of existing structure, construction of rear…
Main Street , Stradbally , Co. Laois
20712LaoisLodged 23 Dec 2020Retention
- Granted110 m away
Construct an extension to the front and rear elevations of Dwelling house, necessary alterations to same…
Main Street , Stradbally , Co Laois
2460169LaoisLodged 28 Mar 2024Extension
- Granted130 m away
Change use from a bookmakers to an estate agent/auctioneers office
Main St , Stradbally , Co.Laois
19225LaoisLodged 23 Apr 2019Change of use
- Awaiting decision140 m away
Widen existing window on front elevation and all associated site works
Main Street , Stradbally , A Protected Structure (RPS 248)
2360430LaoisLodged 16 Oct 2023Alterations
- Granted190 m away
Erect 19 No. single storey older peoples & persons with limited mobility housing units consisting of 4 No.…
Main Street , Stradbally , Co. Laois
2292LaoisLodged 1 Mar 2022Housing estate
- Granted200 m away
Demolish an existing domestic shed, partial demolition of an existing rear extension, construction of a…
Delph Cottage , 10 Ash Trees Dudley Row , Stradbally Co. Laois
2360147LaoisLodged 21 Apr 2023Extension
Related developments
Similar applications
Ranked by what these developments actually propose, not by matching words — so you can see how comparable applications were decided.
- GrantedChange of use
Change of use from Beauty Salon (approved under previous Pl. Ref. 19/437) to 1 no. 3 Bed Apartment, to…
Unit 8 First Floor Stradbally Shopping Centre , Main Street , Stradbally
2560876LaoisLodged 19 Dec 2025
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Permission for the following works to existing mix-use building: (I) Change of use of ground floor beauty…
81A Parklands Drive , Commons Road , Cork
2341931Cork CityLodged 17 Apr 2023
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
To change the use of the existing beauty salon to a habitable apartment along with ancillary site works
Kilmurry , Sixmilebridge , Co. Clare
2660311ClareLodged 14 May 2026
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Permission for retention and completion of change of use from existing hair salon to 2 apartments on the…
33/34 Fair Hill , Cork
2241262Cork CityLodged 13 Jul 2022
- GrantedApartments
For change of use from beauty salon (previous Pl. Ref: 08-1066) to 2 no. apartments, comprising of one no. 2…
Ballyquirke ,
171786galwayLodged 13 Dec 2017
- Awaiting decisionChange of use
Planning permission for a change of use on ground floor from existing residential use to a Hair and Beauty…
No.10 Colmcille Street, Fermoy, Co Cork
26/0728corkLodged 24 Mar 2026
Community
Discussion
What local people think about this application.
Community sentiment
No votes yetNobody has voted on this application yet.
Community sentiment — a straw poll of people who visited this page, not a statutory submission. To make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.
Sign in to have your say on this application.
No comments yet. Be the first to say what you think about this application.
Sign in to join the discussion on this application.
Comments are moderated and are the opinions of the people who wrote them. They form no part of the statutory planning process — to make a valid observation you must submit it to the planning authority.