PONDLANE , BALLYCULLENBEG , MOUNTMELLICK
Awaiting decision
Construct single storey steel shed/garage; all associated site works
2660516LaoisLodged 27 Jul 2026
Planning register
Mountmellick
Planning applications inside the Mountmellick, Co. Laois settlement, as recorded on the statutory register. The area is the CSO’s Census 2022 urban boundary.
- Applications
- 184
- County
- Laois
What the data shows
The planning register for Mountmellick contains a total of 184 applications, with 124 applications granted, refused, or part-granted since 2016. Within this group, the grant rate stands at 95%, representing 118 granted, 6 refused, and 0 part-granted applications. The most common development types are retention at 24%, extensions at 22%, change of use at 9%, and apartments at 9%. Recent application lodgements show 12 in 2023, 20 in 2024, and 26 in 2025, with recent decisions granting permission for projects such as a discount foodstore supermarket, a coffee shop change of use, and various retention developments.
An automated reading of the figures on this page. Every statement reflects the register data shown above; it is not advice or a prediction.
Planning intelligence
Grant rate
95%
of 124 applications granted, refused or part-granted since 2016.
- Granted
- 118
- Refused
- 6
- No decision recorded
- 60
Historical outcomes from the statutory register. Not a prediction for any individual application.
What’s being built
- Retention
- 24%
- Extension
- 22%
- Change of use
- 9%
- Apartments
- 9%
- New dwelling
- 8%
- Infrastructure
- 7%
Grant rate by category
How each kind of application has been decided in Mountmellick, 2017–2026.
| Category | Granted | Decided | Nationally |
|---|---|---|---|
| Retention | 100% | 30 | 90% |
“Decided” counts applications granted, refused or part-granted — withdrawn and invalid applications are excluded. Categories with fewer than 30 decided applications are not listed, because a rate over a handful of applications would not mean anything.
Activity over time
Applications lodged, by year
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Grant rate, by year of decision
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Retain attic/storage space to include velux and dormer windows & retention of living/dining rooms space
2660226LaoisLodged 22 Apr 2026
Strahard , MountMellick , Laois
Invalid or incompleteRetain attic/storage space to include velux and dormer windows. Retention of living/dining rooms space
2660223LaoisLodged 22 Apr 2026
Retain fuel shed, tool store, garden room and home gym, together with all ancillary services
2660216LaoisLodged 20 Apr 2026
Strahard , MountMellick , Co. Laois
Invalid or incompleteRetain attic/storage space to include velux and dormer windows. Retention of living/dining rooms space
2660215LaoisLodged 18 Apr 2026
Conor Davis Park , Townparks , Mountmellick
Awaiting decisionReplace the existing grass pitch by a new Astro turf playing surface, new perimeter fencing to pitch, new…
2660113LaoisLodged 3 Mar 2026
Conor Davis Park , , Mountmellick
Invalid or incompleteReplace existing grass pitch by a new Astro turf playing surface, new perimeter fencing to pitch, new pitch…
2660097LaoisLodged 23 Feb 2026
The change of use from hairdressers to coffee shop and associated services — the demolition of a single…
2660069LaoisLodged 11 Feb 2026
Retain the front porch, retain the change of use from garage to part of dwelling house and all associated…
2660055LaoisLodged 4 Feb 2026
St. Martin , Acragar , Mountmellick Co. Laois
Invalid or incompleteRetain the front porch, retain the change of use from garage to part of dwelling house and all associated…
2660047LaoisLodged 30 Jan 2026
Construct — two Velux rooflights to the rear of the existing roof
2660022LaoisLodged 21 Jan 2026
62 Emmett Street , Mountmellick , Co.Laois
Invalid or incompleteInclude Planning permission for — two Velux rooflights to the rear of the existing roof
2560880LaoisLodged 20 Dec 2025
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