Infrastructure · Co. Laois

Circle K Manor Stone Service Station, Off Junction 3 on M8 Motorway, Tintore Ballacolla Co. Laois

Granted 12 Dec 2025 (final grant issued 26 Jan 2026)

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Key facts

  • Planning application 2560706 at Circle K Manor Stone Service Station, Off Junction 3 on M8 Motorway, Tintore Ballacolla Co. Laois: High-power electric vehicle charging hub and associated infrastructure.
  • It was received by Laois County Council on 28 Oct 2025.
  • Status: Granted 12 Dec 2025 (final grant issued 26 Jan 2026).
  • Permission was granted on 12 Dec 2025 and the final grant issued on 26 Jan 2026. No site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Source: the Laois County Council planning register, checked 2 Jun 2026. Open the council's file

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What and where

High-power electric vehicle charging hub and associated infrastructure

construct a high-power electric vehicle charging hub and associated infrastructure, consisting of the following: (i) installation of 8no. electric vehicle charging bays and 4no. charging points which will replace 14no. existing spaces, (ii) Installation of new EV canopy with associated illuminated signage, (iii) new modular ESB Substation, (iv) new EV banner and other signage, (v) signature wall, (vi) relocation of existing lighting columns, new road markings and, (vii) all other associated drainage and site development works.

Location
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Planning reference
2560706

Numbers and dates

Project type
Infrastructure
Received
28 Oct 2025
Decision to grant
12 Dec 2025
Final grant
26 Jan 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Decision to grant
  3. Final grant issued

Outlook

What happens next

Permission was granted on 12 Dec 2025 and the final grant issued on 26 Jan 2026. No site start has been filed yet. The next step is a commencement notice, filed before building work begins; the start date and who will build it are not known yet.

Work packages named so far

  • Roads and site development worksNamed in the application description
  • Services and drainageNamed in the application description

An outlook from the planning record, not a tender or a confirmed start date.

Documents and evidence

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  • Council planning fileThe application file 2560706 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.

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