Planning application · Co. Laois

Main St., Rathdowney, Co. Laois

Granted 27 Aug 2026 (final grant issued 28 Sep 2026)

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2660180 at Main St., Rathdowney, Co. Laois: ~2 homes.
  • The applicant is David Ryan. The agent is Leslie Colton.
  • It was received by Laois County Council on 2 Apr 2026.
  • Status: Granted 27 Aug 2026 (final grant issued 28 Sep 2026).
  • Permission to retain the work was granted on 27 Aug 2026 and the final grant issued on 28 Sep 2026. The work is already built, so no site start is expected.

Source: the Laois County Council planning register, checked 21 Oct 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

~2 homes

ALTER THE CONVERSION, RENOVATIONS AND EXTENSION TO THE TWO OUTBUILDINGS INTO A 3-BED TOWN HOUSE INSTEAD OF 2 NO. 2-BEDROOM APARTMENTS INCLUDING ALTERED FENESTRATION, RAISING REAR ROOF AND REMOVING STAIRWELL AND ALTERATION OF SITE BOUNDARIES AND ALL ASSOCIATED AND NECESSARY SITE WORKS WHICH ARE WITHIN THE CURTILAGE OF THE LISTED BUILDING P. HEALY SHOP RPS NO. 291 & NIAH NO. 12900802

Location
Rathdowney, Co. Laois Map
Planning reference
2660180
Application type
Retention permissionPermission to keep work already carried out.
Applicant
David Ryan

Numbers and dates

Homes
~2estimated from the application
Received
2 Apr 2026
Decision to grant
27 Aug 2026
Final grant
28 Sep 2026
Protected structure
Yes, RPS 291

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Decision to grant
  4. Final grant issued

Site history

This site's history

  1. Site start under planning reference 20/174, about 40 m away: work started 1 Apr 2021.

    Demolition of existing strcutures and the erection of a new pharmacy building About 40 m away

Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.

Outlook

What happens next

Permission to retain the work was granted on 27 Aug 2026 and the final grant issued on 28 Sep 2026. The work is already built, so no site start is expected.

Work packages named so far

  • Conservation work to a protected structureNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

Check the record

  • Council planning fileThe application file 2660180 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Laois County Council planning register, checked 21 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.

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