Carry out development which will consist of permission to extend
St. Michael’s Apartment Block & St. Helena’s Apartment Block, Newpark, Portlaoise Co. Laois.
0.142 ha · Granted · permission to Jan 2031
Planning application 2560212 to Laois County Council: Carry out development which will consist of permission to extend and renovate St. Michael’s and St. Helena’s apartment blocks, at St. Michael’s Apartment Block & St. Helena’s Apartment Block. Granted by the council on 10 December 2025. The register gives the permission's end as 25 January 2031.
Timeline
- Application lodged
- Further information requested
- Further information received
- Council granted
- 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
Homes and mix
| 1-bed | 12 |
| Total homes | 12 |
Read from the description, not stated on the register. Shown only where the parts add up to the total.
Proposed development
carry out development which will consist of permission to extend and renovate St. Michael’s and St. Helena’s apartment blocks. The amendments will include removal of roof on both blocks, additional storey with flat roof, amendments to elevations, amendments to internal layouts to provide 12 no. x 1-bed apartments, new bin and bike store and all associated site works. Note both blocks contain a mixture of 10 no. x 1 & 2 bed apartments. (These works are in the vicinity of RPS No. 462.)
Planning status
Permission was granted on 10 Dec 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 25 Jan 2031.
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