Construct 28no. residential dwelling units at Dunnes Hardware, New Row
Dunnes Hardware, New Row, Abbeyleix Co. Laois
up to 2 storeys · 0.71 ha · Appeal decided, January 2026
Planning application 2460769 to Laois County Council: Construct 28no. residential dwelling units comprising of 3no. two storey 4 bed 7 person terraced house type A, at Dunnes Hardware, New Row, Abbeyleix. Granted by the council on 12 August 2025; An Coimisiún Pleanála decided the appeal on 20 January 2026.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Further information requested
- Further information received
- Council granted
- Appealed to An Coimisiún Pleanála
- Appeal decided
Key facts
Homes and mix
| 1-bed | 8 |
| 2-bed | 10 |
| 3-bed | 7 |
| 4-bed | 3 |
| Total homes | 28 |
Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.
Proposed development
construct 28no. residential dwelling units comprising of 3no. two storey 4 bed 7 person terraced house type A, 4no. two storey 3 bed 5 person terrace house type B, 3no. dormer 3 bed 5 person terraced house type C, 10no. bungalow 2 bed 3 person terraced & semi-detached house type D, two storey duplex block consisting of 4no. 1 bed 2 person units at ground level and 4no. 1 bed 2 person units at first floor level, communal bin & bicycle store, demolition of existing furniture store, vehicular entrance from New Row, parking, boundary treatments, landscaped amenity space, local road and footpaths, and all associated site infrastructure works.
Planning status
An Coimisiún Pleanála concluded the appeal on 20 Jan 2026. The official file has the outcome.
Appeal ACCP-323593-25 on the An Coimisiún Pleanála website ↗
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