Conor Davis Park, Mountmellick
Replacement of a grass pitch with a new Astro turf playing surface, fencing, and floodlights.
2660097 · Laois County Council · Lodged 23 February 2026
- Reference
- 2660097
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Invalid or incomplete
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 23 February 2026
Summary
AI-generatedThe development at Conor Davis Park involves replacing the existing grass pitch with a new Astro turf playing surface. It will also include new perimeter fencing and pitch lighting on six 12-metre-high posts.
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
Replace existing grass pitch by a new astro turf playing surface, new perimeter fencing to pitch, new pitch lighting, including 6 no. 12m high posts and all associated site works
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To preserve, provide for and improve active and passive recreational public and private open space.”
National zoning type: Active open space
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Emmet Tce, Mountmellick, Laoisnot full market price | Jul 2025 | €80,000 | 96 m |
| Emmett St, Mountmellick, Laois | Feb 2025 | €285,000 | 207 m |
| 48 College Ave, Mountmellick, Laois | Dec 2025 | €200,000 | 249 m |
| 5 Emmet Street, Mountmellick, County Laois | Jan 2026 | €295,000 | 289 m |
| 42 College Ave, Mountmellick, Laois | Sept 2025 | €175,000 | 305 m |
| Apt 20, College View, College Ave | Feb 2026 | €180,000 | 318 m |
| Chapel Street, Clonaslee, Co Laois | Sept 2025 | €250,000 | 321 m |
| 41 College View, Mountmellick, Laois | Sept 2025 | €135,000 | 331 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 received23 February 2026
In the area
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- Awaiting decisionAt this site
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- Awaiting decisionOther
Replace the existing grass pitch by a new Astro turf playing surface, new perimeter fencing to pitch, new…
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- GrantedInfrastructure
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