a) Change of Use from public bar to 2 retail units and 1 cafe at ground floor level and 13 office suites at first floor level.
b) General conservation works to roofs, ceilings, walls, floors and joinery within the protected structure.
c) Demolition of front lobby to Bar and install new shopfronts to street frontage;
d) Demolition of 1970’s built single storey function room, lean-to pitched roof link and single storey extension to rear.
e) Demolition of 1980’s built slated lean-to roof to existing masonry boundary wall and 2No. galvanised steel sheeted lean-to roofs to existing masonry boundary wall adjacent to the Abbeyleix Courthouse (RPS 085).
f) Demolition of dividing stone wall at the rear of the Abbeyleix Courthouse boundary (RPS 085).
g) Blocking up of 4 windows in the existing masonry external wall and installation of 3 conservation rooflights above the circulation corridor at first floor;
h) Replacement of 11 existing timber casement windows and one bay window with traditional sliding sash windows;
i) Construction of an extension to rear to provide a part-licensed supermarket (940sqm. Gross floor area);
j) Construction of an under-arch access roadway with access control barrier and separate exit/delivery entrance with control barrier at Stucker Hill.
k) Construction of a glazed canopy alongside the access roadway.
l) Construction of a car park to the rear of the site with car parking for 69 cars and 6 no, bicycle stands. .
m) All associated services, drainage, landscaping and boundary treatments.
n) Works to the public realm to the general site frontage
vary previous grant of planning permission no. 14/369 and An Bord Pleanala No. 11.245208 with an extension of duration No. 20/518 at the Folkhouse Public House RPS 084, NIAH No. 12900706, Abbeygates, Market Square, Abbeyleix, Co. Laois. The proposed variations to consist of a) lowering ground level from street to rear of proposed development, b) adding one extra span to proposed portal frame building, c) removing portion of the flat roofed retail outlet to form courtyard, d) Reduce canopy to side of proposed building, e) incorporate a toilet block off the front lobby, f) make alterations to fenestration on streetscape due to lowering of floor, g) replacing window on front elevation with a door for fire escape, h) altering site boundaries to include widening of proposed access and all associated and necessary site works
vary previous grants to planning permission no. 14/369 and an Bord Pleanala no. 11.245208, with extension of duration 20/518 and grant of planning ref. 22/692 at folkhouse public house RPS 084, NIAH 12900706, Abbeygate, Market Square, Abbeyleix. The variations are for phase 2 to include (A) change of use from office space to 3 no. apartments on the 1st floor, (B) changing unit on ground floor to a two storey residential unit and to include new windows and doors and extension to same including raising existing roof, (C) to raise the roof and walls to the rear of main roof to form a flat rood and (D) to form private amenity spaces to the three 1st floor apartments and all associated and necessary works
No Environment Impact Assesments Associated with this Application
