GrantedDecision recorded
Public / civic, 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=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 &...
The public decision state is shown, but conditions and later amendments can still change delivery scope.
Package signals below are limited to wording in the public application record.
No tender, award, contractor appointment, supplier appointment or procurement timetable is inferred.
Opportunity & supplier intelligence
What is known, and what may happen next
Timing is a planning-stage outlook, not a tender, award, contractor appointment, supplier appointment or guaranteed procurement date.
A planning decision is recorded and no linked commencement is indexed. Conditions, procurement and start timing remain unconfirmed.
Decision date 11 Sep 2025. / Confidence: LowDecision date 11 Sep 2025.
No commencement indexed / This is an index state, not proof that no works have started.
Source limitedNo drawing entry is available in this lead's bounded document evidence.
Source limitedConfirmed scope
Confirmed application scope
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...
Named firms
Public source roles
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Evidence-backed work packages
Explicit source signals only
No work package meets the explicit source, reference and locator threshold. PlanningBrief does not pad this list with generic trades.
Confidence & provenance 0 official sources
- Authority
- Laois County Council
- Exact reference
- 2560444
- Evidence reviewed
- 2 Jun 2026
- Confidence
- Source-linked
Facts come from the indexed public planning record and any bounded structured document evidence. No request-time official fetch, tender, award or appointment inference is used.
Application-stage scope
2 source-supported signalsWhat the public record evidences
Public / civic
The public application record identifies public / civic in the submitted planning scope.
Crèche / childcare scope
The public application description explicitly references crèche / childcare scope.
Only source-supported scope signals are shown; generic trade padding is omitted.
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Project facts
Named source parties
- Promoter
- Hope Childcare
- Planning agent
- Michael Malone
- Agent address
- 9 Dolphins Barn Dolphins Barn Dublin 8 D08WD40
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Official description
Application text
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
Source-aware chronology
Empty lanes explain their state.Application to site progress
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Applied 21 Jul 2025 2560444
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Decision Conditional 11 Sep 2025
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Appeal No appeal indexed No public appeal record is indexed against this application.
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Commenced No commencement indexed No reliable public commencement record is indexed against this permission.
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Completed Completion not recorded No privacy-cleared exact completion certificate is linked to this permission. Absence is not evidence that the project is incomplete.
Evidence register
Public planning recordSource, scope and limits
Application description and scale 2560444
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
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