Public / civic · Co. Laois
Ballard Lodge Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co Laois
Granted 11 Sep 2025 (final grant issued 14 Oct 2025)
Key facts
- Planning application 2560444 at Ballard Lodge Borris Road, Portlaoise, Co Laois: Change of use of existing nursing home to childcare facility &…
- The applicant is Hope Childcare. The agent is Michael Malone.
- It was received by Laois County Council on 21 Jul 2025.
- Status: Granted 11 Sep 2025 (final grant issued 14 Oct 2025).
- Work started on site on 27 Apr 2026, according to the commencement notice. It does not say which contractors or suppliers are appointed.
Source: the Laois County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file
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Change of use of existing nursing home to childcare facility &…
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=490 m²) 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=243 m²) to accommodate a respite centre, with 6 No. ensuite bedrooms and a kitchen extension (Area=26 m²), demolition of a number of outbuildings & sheds on the site, with amended ground works for play areas and provision of carparking spaces
- Location
- Portlaoise, Co. Laois Map
- Council
- Laois County Council
- Planning reference
- 2560444
- Applicant
- Hope Childcare
- Agent
- Michael Malone
Numbers and dates
- Floor area
- 759 m²
- Project type
- Public / civic
- Received
- 21 Jul 2025
- Decision to grant
- 11 Sep 2025
- Final grant
- 14 Oct 2025
- Site start
- 27 Apr 2026
Timeline
- Application received
- Decision to grant
- Final grant issued
- Site start
Outlook
What happens next
Work packages named so far
Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2560444 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 2 Jun 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
Site starts
Commencement notices for this permission
- 27 Apr 2026Work started · change of use of existing nursing home to childcare facility & respite centre, to...View the site start
A commencement notice tells the council that building work is about to start. A completion certificate is filed when it is finished.
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