2560444
CONDITIONALLaois - Laois County Council
Proposed Development
change of use of existing nursing home to childcare facility & respite centre, to include for the renovation and remodelling part of the existing building (Area=490m2) to accommodate a childcare facility to accommodate a maximum of 97 children with an after-school room, with opening hours of 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday & renovation and remodelling part of the existing building (Area=243m2) to accommodate a respite centre, with 6 No. ensuite bedrooms and a kitchen extension (Area=26m2), demolition of a number of outbuildings & sheds on the site, with amended ground works for play areas and provision of carparking spaces
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Application received
21 Jul 2025
Decision: CONDITIONAL
11 Sept 2025
Decision due
14 Sept 2025
Grant issued
14 Oct 2025
Application Details
- Location
- Ballard Lodge Borris Road , Portlaoise , Co Laois
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- PERMISSION
- Planning Authority
- Laois County Council
- Site Area
- 0.208 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 21 July 2025
- Status
- APPLICATION FINALISED
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 11 September 2025
- Grant Date
- 14 October 2025
- Permission Expires
- 13 October 2030
Location
Planning Applications Nearby
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change of use of existing nursing home to childcare facility & respite centre, to include for the renovation and remodelling part of the existing building (Area=490m2) to accommodate a childcare facility to accommodate a maximum of 97 children with an after-school room, with opening hours of 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday & renovation and remodelling part of the existing building (Area=243m2) to accommodate a respite centre, with 6 No. ensuite bedrooms and a kitchen extension (Area=26m2), demolition of a number of outbuildings & sheds on the site, with amended ground works for play areas and provision of carparking spaces.
Ballard Lodge Borris Road , Portlaoise , Co Laois
change of use of existing nursing home to childcare facility & respite centre, to include for the renovation and remodelling part of the existing building (Area=490m2) to accommodate a childcare facility to accommodate 97 children with an after-school room, with opening hours of 8am to 6pm Monday to Friday & renovation and remodelling part of the existing building (Area=243m2) to accommodate a respite centre to accommodate 6 bedrooms with kitchen extension (Area=26m2), demolition of a number of outbuildings & sheds on the site, with amended ground works for play areas and provision of carparking spaces
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Borris Great , Portlaoise , Co. Laois.
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Borris Great , Portlaoise , Co. Laois.
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