change use from convenience store to motor sales show room and for permission to alter…
Downeys Centra , Dublin Road , Portlaoise
Proposed development
change use from convenience store to motor sales show room and for permission to alter the existing building. The development will consist of modifications to existing building internally and modifications to existing façade, removal of existing forecourt canopy and existing underground tanks and to upgrade existing totem sign, to add new customer handover space to rear with canopy over, new boundary treatments and all associated site works
What happens next
Permission was granted on 8 Aug 2022. Third parties may appeal within four weeks; after that the permission is final and works can start once a commencement notice is lodged.
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