Main Street, Mountrath, Co. Laois
Retention of ground floor retail-to-residential conversion and outbuilding demolition at a protected structure in Mountrath.
2574 · Laois County Council · Lodged 28 August 2025
- Reference
- 2574
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- RETENTION
- Received
- 28 August 2025
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks retention permission for the change of use of ground floor retail to residential use and the demolition of existing outbuildings. It also seeks permission to reduce the height of the existing boundary wall at a protected structure.
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Official record
Development description
- Retain the following
- Change of use of ground floor retail to residential use
- Demolition of existing outbuildings, also planning permission to reduce the height of the existing boundary wall and all associated works. The existing building is a protected structure rps 264
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick St, Mountrath, Laois | Apr 2025 | €150,000 | 142 m |
| Market Square, Mountrath, Co Laois | Nov 2025 | €65,000 | 145 m |
| 6 Wallis St, Mountrath, Laois | Feb 2026 | €272,500 | 263 m |
| Shannon St, Mountrath, Laois | Sept 2025 | €121,000 | 277 m |
| 8 Patrick St, Mountrath, Laois | Nov 2025 | €230,000 | 351 m |
| 2 Whitehorse View, Shannon Street, Mountrathnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €357,006 | 383 m |
| 16 Mountrath View, Shannon Street, Mountrathnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €357,006 | 383 m |
| 1 Whitehorse View, Shannon Street, Mountrathnot full market price · price excludes VAT | Feb 2025 | €361,262 | 383 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 received28 August 2025
- Further information requested13 October 2025
- Further information received8 April 2026
- Decision due5 May 2026
- Decision issued1 May 2026
- Grant issued2 June 2026
- Permission expiry1 June 2031
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