No. 2 Harpur's Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
CONDITIONALPlanning application 22530
Laois - Laois County Council
Proposed Development
construct a 3-storey apartment block containing 9 no. apartments and utilising the existing shared vehicular access onto Harpur's Lane and to carry out all associated site boundary and site development works at No. 2 Harpur's Lane, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 TXF7, which is within the curtilage of a protected structure (NIAH reference number - 12504235, record of protected structures reference number - RPS 185_B)
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Application received
26 Aug 2022
Further information requested
19 Oct 2022
Further information received
17 Jul 2023
Decision: CONDITIONAL
15 Sept 2023
Decision due
19 Sept 2023
Grant issued
16 Oct 2023
Application Details
- Location
- No. 2 Harpur's Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Laois County Council
- Site Area
- 0.16 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 26 August 2022
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 15 September 2023
- Grant Date
- 16 October 2023
- Permission Expires
- 15 October 2028
Location
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construct a 3-storey apartment block containing 9 no. apartments and utilising the existing shared vehicular access onto Harpur's Lane and to carry out all associated site boundary and site development works at No. 2 Harpur's Lane, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, R32 TXF7, which is within the curtilage of a protected structure (NIAH reference number - 12504235, record of protected structures reference number - RPS 185_B)
No. 2 Harpur's Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
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Harpur's Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
construct 2no. apartment blocks (Blocks 6&7), ranging from 2 to 4 storeys, totalling 28 apartments consisting of 2 no. one-bedroom apartment, 25 no. two-bedroom apartments, 1 no. three bed apartment. Block 6 will include a 22 child space creche. Block 7 will include a manager's office. All associated site works including modification of permitted vehicular entrance off Harpur's Lane permitted under Reg. Ref. 17/449, spine road, car parking, cycle parking, bin storage, open space and landscaping. 2 no. apartments will be used for short term use by the close relatives of the nursing home in the case of a health crisis.
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retain works as carried out, to include change of use from private residential to 2 no. apartment units and increase in roof height to same and for PERMISSION to complete same and any associated and ancillary site works
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retain works as carried out, to include change of use from private residential to 2 no. apartment units and increase in roof height to same and for PERMISSION to complete same and any associated and ancillary site works
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Harpur's Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois
modify the permitted development under Reg. Ref . 19/151 (3 storey block containing 40 no., 2 bed apartments for Independent and Assisted Living for the Elderly & Disabled) by reducing the amount of public open space to 0.0679Ha and providing associated revised landscaping, including public footpath and cycleway. Other minor changes include the change in location of windows and doors on all elevations, changes to the internal layout, and the omission of two balconies to the rear elevation. An access room on the roof has also been omitted.
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develop as follows: The proposed development forms a phase of a larger development on the applicant's overall landholding. The development will consist of (a) alterations and stabilization work to a remaining section of an unstable wall to the east of the site and (b) removal of a remaining section of a poor quality, unstable wall to the south west of the site and it's replacement with a new 1.8 meter high reinforced concrete wall, partly faced with salvaged stone from the section of wall to be removed. The proposed works incorporate other mitigation measures which propose reusing parts of the salvaged stone to the edges of open space areas to the east and west of the lands within the overall masterplan. These walls formed part of a Protected Structure which have since been largely demolished
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Harpur’s Lane , Portlaoise , Co. Laois.
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