Planning application · Laois County Council

Change the use of the former post office air code R3 2P57 a protective structure RPS127…

Main street , Portarlington , Co. Laois

2560856 · LaoisGranted
Reference
2560856
Planning authority
Laois County Council
Received
16 Dec 2025
Decided
10 Mar 2026
Status
Granted
Site area
0.337 ha
Further information requested
17 Feb 2026
Further information received
24 Feb 2026

Proposed development

Change the use of the former post office air code R3 2P57 a protective structure RPS127 to a café/restaurant and by taking additional floor area from the ground floor of the 3 Storey 2 bay house a protected structure RPS681. The omission of floor area from the house protective structure RPS 681 for the change of use of the former post office will be 27 m². The works to create a small 15 m² rear single story Lean 2 extension to the rear of the former post office containing customer WC accessible toilet bounded by a new 2.1 m stone wall capped that is creating a 25 m² outdoor space the proposed to carry out the site development works

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Permission was granted on 10 Mar 2026. 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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