Planning application · Laois County Council

Amend permission to the permitted Neighbourhood Centre building granted

A site at Summerhill Portlaoise Co. Laois (now known as Sand Wood)., The site is generally bound to the north by Aghnaharna Drive to the east by Holy Family School Road to the south by undeveloped lands and, To The West By A Residential Development

2560040 · LaoisGranted

3.39 ha · Granted · permission to Apr 2030

Planning application 2560040 to Laois County Council: Amend permission to the permitted Neighbourhood Centre building granted under LCC Reg. Ref. 23/60348, at Summerhill Portlaoise Co. Laois (now known as Sand Wood), The site is. Granted by the council on 24 March 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 28 April 2030.

Timeline

  1. Application lodged
  2. Council granted
  3. Permission ends (date on the register)

The end date is the one the council register states. An extension or a commencement changes it.

Key facts

Reference
2560040
Planning authority
Laois County Council
Received
28 Jan 2025
Decided
24 Mar 2025
Status
Granted
Use
Mixed_use
Dwellings
1
Floor area
1,426 m²
Site area
3.39 ha

Proposed development

amend permission to the permitted Neighbourhood Centre building granted under LCC Reg. Ref. 23/60348, The development will principally consist of the minor revisions to the Neighbourhood Centre building, including internal layout changes, elevational changes and amendments to the roof profile. The development results in a reduction in the principal height of the Neighbourhood Centre building from 14.85 metres to 13.36 metres and a reduction in floor area from 1,484 sq m to 1,426 sq m. The development also proposes minor car parking layout changes; landscaping; and all other associated site works above and below ground. The development also proposes minor car parking layout changes; landscaping; and all other associated site works above and below ground.

Planning status

Permission was granted on 24 Mar 2025. The four-week appeal period has passed with no appeal recorded, so the permission is final. Works can start once a commencement notice is lodged; the register gives its end as 28 Apr 2030.

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