GrantedChange of useDecided 22 May 2017

PATRICK STREET, PORTARLINGTON, CO. OFFALY

Change of use from vacant retail and workshop units to a new service station with a retail area and food bar.

16397 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 9 December 2016

Reference: 16397
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 9 December 2016

Summary

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The project involves converting vacant retail, workshop, and showroom units into a 457 square metre service station. The facility will feature a retail area with an off-licence, a food bar with communal seating, first-floor storage, and on-site parking with an e-car charging point.

Change of useretailservice stationconversion

Storeys: 2
Floor area: 457 m²

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Official record

Development description

Change of use from retail / workshop / showroom units (currently vacant) to new service station building of total area = 457 sq/m. The service station building will include a retail area (122.6 sq/m) with ancillary off-licence, ancillary food bar area (24.6 sq/m) with communal seating area (37.6 sq/m) together with ancillary back of house areas including storage, toilets, staff area, office, sluice room and refuse / recycling area, all at ground floor level. Also included within the premises is a storage area (70.6 sq/m) at first floor level. Permission is further sought for proposed amendments to the front elevation of the service station building to include signage, on-site parking, e-car charging point and all ancillary works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Business/EmploymentCOE

“The use of land for Business/ Employment”

National zoning type: Office, business/technology park and related

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within 500 m

Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
Address	Date	Price	Distance
Patrick St, Portarlington, Offaly	Jul 2025	€465,000	71 m
8 Rose Court, Portarlington, Laois	Jun 2025	€295,000	100 m
Apt 4 Huguenot House, French Church St, Portarlington	Dec 2025	€18,750	173 m
Apt 3 Huguenot House, French Church St, Portarlington	Dec 2025	€18,750	173 m
Apt 2 Huguenot House, French Church St, Portarlington	Dec 2025	€18,750	173 m
Apt 1 Huguenot House, French Church St, Portarlington	Dec 2025	€18,750	173 m
Patrick Street, Portarlington, County Offaly	May 2025	€256,500	206 m
33 Botley Court, Portarlington, Co Offaly	Apr 2025	€300,000	232 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

Timeline

Application received9 December 2016
Further information requested9 February 2017
Further information received10 March 2017
Decision due24 May 2017
Decision issued22 May 2017
Grant issued6 July 2017
Permission expiry5 July 2022

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