Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedCommercialDecided 17 April 2026

Hapurs Lane, Portlaoise, Co. Laois (part of former Minch Norton Maltings).

Modifications to a previously approved property manager office in Portlaoise to add a second storey.

2560884 · Laois County Council · Lodged 22 December 2025

Reference
2560884
Authority
Laois County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
22 December 2025

Summary

AI-generated

The applicant seeks to modify a previously granted planning permission to increase the office building area from 41.8 sqm to 74.9 sqm. This will be achieved by adding an extra storey to create a two-storey administrative headquarters, incorporating a ground-floor maintenance area and an additional toilet.

Commercialofficemodification
Storeys
2
Floor area
75 m²

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

Modify the granted planning 25/60636 for the construction of a new two-storey property manager office building development on lands at harpur’s lane, portlaoise, co. Laois (part of former minch norton maltings). The proposed development seeks to increase the previously granted office building area from 41.8m2 to 74.90m2 to serve as the administrative headquarters for the maltings and granary management company by adding an extra storey. By increasing the size of the building and adding a first floor we have added an additional maintenance area on the ground floor along with an additional toilet from the previous granted planning 25/60636.

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Mixed UseRE
To provide for a mixture of residential and compatible commercial uses

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

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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within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
28 Grattan St, Portlaoise, LaoisApr 2026€20,000213 m
28 Grattan St, Portlaoise, LaoisApr 2026€210,000213 m
12 Newpark, Portloaise, LaoisOct 2025€375,000245 m
4 Maglona Terrace, Mountrath Rd, PortlaoiseMay 2025€333,000288 m
19 Market Sq, Portlaoise, LaoisNov 2025€172,000301 m
2 Market Sq, Portlaoise, LaoisFeb 2025€300,000315 m
26 Newpark, Portlaoise, LaoisSept 2025€305,000321 m
7 New Row, Green Rd, PortlaoiseMay 2026€430,000323 m

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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

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  1. Application received22 December 2025
  2. Further information requested24 February 2026
  3. Further information received31 March 2026
  4. Decision due27 April 2026
  5. Decision issued17 April 2026
  6. Grant issued19 May 2026
  7. Permission expiry18 May 2031

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