GrantedChange of useDecided 13 August 2018

PATRICK STREET, PORTARLINGTON, CO OFFALY

Conversion of a car showroom in Portarlington into offices with a new mezzanine floor and street facade.

18176 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 19 April 2018

Reference: 18176
Authority: Offaly County Council
Register status: Decided
Type: PERMISSION
Received: 19 April 2018

Summary

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This application seeks permission to change the use of an existing car showroom to office use. The works will include constructing a new 31.7 square metre internal mezzanine floor for storage and installing a new street-facing facade.

Change of useofficecommercialrenovation

Floor area: 32 m²

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Official record

Development description

Change of use of an existing car showroom to office use including construction of a new 31.7m2 mezzanine floor for storage internally, a new street facing facade to the building and all ancillary and associated site and ground works

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

ResidentialRS

“The use ‘Residential’ shall be taken to primarily include the use of land for domestic dwellings”

National zoning type: Existing residential

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
Address	Date	Price	Distance
1 Apt, Wesley Dempsey Flats, Patrick St	May 2026	€172,500	118 m
2 Apt, Wesley Dempsey Flats, Patrick St	May 2026	€172,500	118 m
3 Apt, Wesley Dempsey Flats, Patrick St	May 2026	€172,500	118 m
4 Apt, Wesley Dempsey Flats, Patrick St	May 2026	€172,500	118 m
29 Patrick St, Portarlington, Offaly	Apr 2026	€126,677	120 m
The Nook, Patrick Street, Portarlington	Oct 2025	€200,000	139 m
Apartment 4, Spire View, Portarlington	Jan 2025	€132,500	190 m
Apt 3 Spire View, Patrick Street, Portarlington	Aug 2025	€152,000	192 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 received19 April 2018
Further information requested12 June 2018
Further information received19 July 2018
Decision due15 August 2018
Decision issued13 August 2018
Grant issued18 September 2018
Permission expiry17 September 2023

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