Unit 5B Shamrock Business Park, Graiguecullen, Carlow Co. Laois.
Change of use of a business unit in Graiguecullen to a leisure complex with a pool, snooker, and golf simulators.
2660148 · Laois County Council · Lodged 19 March 2026
- Reference
- 2660148
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- PERMISSION
- Received
- 19 March 2026
Summary
AI-generatedPermission is sought to change the use of an existing building at Shamrock Business Park to a leisure complex. The facility will include a pool, snooker rooms, and golf simulator rooms, alongside internal wall demolition and new front signage.
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 of existing building to a leisure complex comprising of a pool, snooker and golf simulator rooms. Interior works including the demolition and alteration of internal ground floor walls, erection of signage on front façade of building and all associated site works necessary to facilitate the development.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To promote and provide for the development of enterprise and employment generating uses”
National zoning type: Industrial, enterprise, employment
Objective set by the Carlow - Graiguecullen Joint Urban Local Area Plan 2024 - 2030 (2024–2030). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Barrowvale, Portlaoise Road, Graiguecullen | Nov 2025 | €350,000 | 335 m |
| 111 The Vale, Graiguecullen, Carlow | May 2025 | €260,000 | 381 m |
| 110 The Vale, Portlaoise Rd, Carlow | Jun 2026 | €345,000 | 388 m |
| 39 Barrowvale, Graiguecullen, Carlow | May 2025 | €274,000 | 427 m |
| 58 Barrowvale, Portlaoise Rd, Graiguecullen | Sept 2025 | €285,000 | 450 m |
| 142 The Vale, Portlaoise Rd, Carlow | Mar 2025 | €460,000 | 456 m |
| Killeshin Rd, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Jun 2025 | €610,000 | 468 m |
| 136 The Vale, Graiguecullen, Carlow | Aug 2025 | €300,000 | 469 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 received19 March 2026
- Decision due13 May 2026
- Decision issued30 April 2026
- Grant issued2 June 2026
- Permission expiry1 June 2031
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