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Amend the residential development previously permitted under Laois County Council Planning…

Dunnes Hardware, New Row, Abbeyleix Co. Laois

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  1. Application received
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    NPAD · source SHA-256: 8bc87cead22e6bdcf4edbbd77a8f08db6511eef704a49e8168250996dc5990a4 · field: ReceivedDate

  2. Further information requested
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    NPAD · source SHA-256: 8bc87cead22e6bdcf4edbbd77a8f08db6511eef704a49e8168250996dc5990a4 · field: FIRequestDate

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Source status: NEW APPLICATION → FURTHER INFORMATION; Decision due date: 2026-09-17 → not supplied; Proposal description: The development will consist of amendments to the residential development previously permitted under Laois County Council Planning Reg. Ref. 24/60769, as upheld by An Coimisiún Pleanála under ACP Case No. 323593. The permitted development provided for the demolition of the existing furniture store and the construction of a residential development comprising 26no. residential units. The proposed amendments relate to the permitted 26no. residential unit scheme and comprise revisions to the permitted house types, housing mix and associated site layout, providing for 20no. houses and 6no. duplex units, as follows: 6no. House Type A semi-detached / terraced two-storey 4-bed dwellings; 1no. House Type A.1 dual-fronted end-of-terrace two-storey 4-bed dwelling; 2no. House Type B dormer 3-bed semi-detached dwellings; 4no. House Type C dormer 3-bed semi-detached dwellings; 1no. House Type C.1 dormer 3-bed detached dwelling; 6no. House Type D semi-detached 2-bed bungalow dwellings; and a two-storey duplex block comprising 6no. 2-bed units, with 3no. units at ground floor level and 3no. units at first floor level, with an associated detached single-storey refuse store. The proposed development also includes associated amendments to site layout, parking, boundary treatments, landscaped amenity space, local road and footpaths, site infrastructure, and all associated site development and ancillary works. → amend the residential development previously permitted under Laois County Council Planning Reg. Ref. 24/60769, as upheld by An Coimisiún Pleanála under ACP Case No. 323593. The permitted development provided for the demolition of the existing furniture store and the construction of a residential development comprising 26no. residential units. The proposed amendments relate to the permitted 26no. residential unit scheme and comprise revisions to the permitted house types, housing mix and associated site layout, providing for 20no. houses and 6no. duplex units, as follows: 6no. House Type A semi-detached / terraced two-storey 4-bed dwellings; 1no. House Type A.1 dual-fronted end-of-terrace two-storey 4-bed dwelling; 2no. House Type B dormer 3-bed semi-detached dwellings; 4no. House Type C dormer 3-bed semi-detached dwellings; 1no. House Type C.1 dormer 3-bed detached dwelling; 6no. House Type D semi-detached 2-bed bungalow dwellings; and a two-storey duplex block comprising 6no. 2-bed units, with 3no. units at ground floor level and 3no. units at first floor level, with an associated detached single-storey refuse store. The proposed development also includes associated amendments to site layout, parking, boundary treatments, landscaped amenity space, local road and footpaths, site infrastructure, and all associated site development and ancillary works.

Observed: 23 September 2026. This describes our archive, not an application event date.

Why it matters locally

The proposal concerns Dunnes Hardware , New Row , Abbeyleix Co. Laois. Proposal excerpt: “amend the residential development previously permitted under Laois County Council Planning Reg. Ref. 24/60769, as upheld by An Coimisiún Pleanála under ACP Case No. 323593. The permitted development provided for the demo…” Demolition is included in the proposal description.

The source records zero homes despite housing wording. Do not use this as a verified housing total.

Location & nearby applications

Dunnes Hardware , New Row , Abbeyleix Co. Laois

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Documents & sources

Laois County Council · Reference 2660509

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Source records and verification details

Change record: NPAD · source SHA-256: 8bc87cead22e6bdcf4edbbd77a8f08db6511eef704a49e8168250996dc5990a4

Proposal: NPAD · source SHA-256: 8bc87cead22e6bdcf4edbbd77a8f08db6511eef704a49e8168250996dc5990a4

Latest source observation retained: 2026-09-23T08:45:52.994262+00:00. Source dataset date: 2026-09-22.

Full description from the council file
amend the residential development previously permitted under Laois County Council Planning Reg. Ref. 24/60769, as upheld by An Coimisiún Pleanála under ACP Case No. 323593. The permitted development provided for the demolition of the existing furniture store and the construction of a residential development comprising 26no. residential units. The proposed amendments relate to the permitted 26no. residential unit scheme and comprise revisions to the permitted house types, housing mix and associated site layout, providing for 20no. houses and 6no. duplex units, as follows: 6no. House Type A semi-detached / terraced two-storey 4-bed dwellings; 1no. House Type A.1 dual-fronted end-of-terrace two-storey 4-bed dwelling; 2no. House Type B dormer 3-bed semi-detached dwellings; 4no. House Type C dormer 3-bed semi-detached dwellings; 1no. House Type C.1 dormer 3-bed detached dwelling; 6no. House Type D semi-detached 2-bed bungalow dwellings; and a two-storey duplex block comprising 6no. 2-bed units, with 3no. units at ground floor level and 3no. units at first floor level, with an associated detached single-storey refuse store. The proposed development also includes associated amendments to site layout, parking, boundary treatments, landscaped amenity space, local road and footpaths, site infrastructure, and all associated site development and ancillary works.
Application details
Reference
2660509
Site address
Dunnes Hardware, New Row, Abbeyleix Co. Laois
Homes in source field
0 (proposal, not completions)
Reported floor area (m²)
0
Application type
PERMISSION
Latest reported outcome
Further information requested
Date received
July 24, 2026
Authority
Laois County Council
All recorded updates to this application

Dates below show when a change was first retained, not when a planning event happened.

  1. 2026-08-12
    • Source status: PRE_VALIDATION → NEW APPLICATION
    • decision due date: → 2026-09-17
  2. 2026-09-23
    • Source status: NEW APPLICATION → FURTHER INFORMATION
    • decision due date: 2026-09-17 →
    • Proposal description: The development will consist of amendments to the residential development previously permitted under Laois County Council Planning Reg. Ref. 24/60769, as upheld by An Coimisiún Pleanála under ACP Case No. 323593. The permitted development provided for the demolition of the existing furniture store and the construction of a residential development comprising 26no. residential units. The proposed amendments relate to the permitted 26no. residential unit scheme and comprise revisions to the permitted house types, housing mix and associated site layout, providing for 20no. houses and 6no. duplex units, as follows: 6no. House Type A semi-detached / terraced two-storey 4-bed dwellings; 1no. House Type A.1 dual-fronted end-of-terrace two-storey 4-bed dwelling; 2no. House Type B dormer 3-bed semi-detached dwellings; 4no. House Type C dormer 3-bed semi-detached dwellings; 1no. House Type C.1 dormer 3-bed detached dwelling; 6no. House Type D semi-detached 2-bed bungalow dwellings; and a two-storey duplex block comprising 6no. 2-bed units, with 3no. units at ground floor level and 3no. units at first floor level, with an associated detached single-storey refuse store. The proposed development also includes associated amendments to site layout, parking, boundary treatments, landscaped amenity space, local road and footpaths, site infrastructure, and all associated site development and ancillary works. → amend the residential development previously permitted under Laois County Council Planning Reg. Ref. 24/60769, as upheld by An Coimisiún Pleanála under ACP Case No. 323593. The permitted development provided for the demolition of the existing furniture store and the construction of a residential development comprising 26no. residential units. The proposed amendments relate to the permitted 26no. residential unit scheme and comprise revisions to the permitted house types, housing mix and associated site layout, providing for 20no. houses and 6no. duplex units, as follows: 6no. House Type A semi-detached / terraced two-storey 4-bed dwellings; 1no. House Type A.1 dual-fronted end-of-terrace two-storey 4-bed dwelling; 2no. House Type B dormer 3-bed semi-detached dwellings; 4no. House Type C dormer 3-bed semi-detached dwellings; 1no. House Type C.1 dormer 3-bed detached dwelling; 6no. House Type D semi-detached 2-bed bungalow dwellings; and a two-storey duplex block comprising 6no. 2-bed units, with 3no. units at ground floor level and 3no. units at first floor level, with an associated detached single-storey refuse store. The proposed development also includes associated amendments to site layout, parking, boundary treatments, landscaped amenity space, local road and footpaths, site infrastructure, and all associated site development and ancillary works.

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