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CONDITIONALLaois - Laois County Council
Proposed Development
provide a single storey prefabricated Coffee Dock unit and new paved outdoor seating/dining area all located beneath a new metal canopy structure together with all associated site works all being located to the north of the hospital campus and adjacent to the Emergency vehicle entrance off Dublin Road at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise is listed as a Protected Structure RPS 180 and the Gate Lodge at Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise is listed as a Protected Structure RPS 480 in the current Laois County Development Plan 2021-2027.
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Application received
3 Jun 2026
Further information requested
24 Jul 2026
Further information received
31 Jul 2026
Decision: CONDITIONAL
19 Aug 2026
Decision due
27 Aug 2026
Application Details
- Location
- Midland Regional Hospital , Block Road and Dublin Road , Kilminchy
- Applicant
- N/A
- Application Type
- RETENTION
- Planning Authority
- Laois County Council
- Site Area
- 0.014 ha
Timeline
- Registration Date
- 3 June 2026
- Status
- DECISION MADE
- Decision
- CONDITIONAL
- Decision Date
- 19 August 2026
Location
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provide a single storey prefabricated Coffee Dock unit and new paved outdoor seating/dining area all located beneath a new metal canopy structure together with all associated site works all being located to the north of the hospital campus and adjacent to the Emergency vehicle entrance off Dublin Road at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise is listed as a Protected Structure RPS 180 and the Gate Lodge at Midlands Regional Hospital Portlaoise is listed as a Protected Structure RPS 480 in the current Laois County Development Plan 2021-2027.
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