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Planning application · Co. Laois

Hapurs Lane, Portlaoise, Co. Laois (part of former Minch Norton Maltings).

Refused 18 May 2026

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This application has left our current planning lists, so this page is no longer updated. We last saw it in the council's register on 22 Jun 2026. The details below are as they were then. The council's register has the current status.

What and where

Intensify the usage of the creche

Intensify the usage of the creche, located at the Maltings, Harpurs Lane Portlaoise previous planning grant reference 24/60056. The existing planning accommodates 22 children, and the new application is designed to accommodate 58 children. The car parking for staff has been increased. The play area has also been revised.

Location
Co. Laois Map
Planning reference
2560770
Applicant
the Maltings and Granary Ltd

Key facts

Received
20 Nov 2025
Refused
18 May 2026

Timeline

  1. Application received
  2. Further information requested
  3. Refused

Outlook

What happens next

The application was refused on 18 May 2026. Work is not expected unless the decision is overturned on appeal or a new application is granted.

Work packages named so far

  • Crèche or childcare facilityNamed 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 2560770 on eplanning.ie: drawings, reports and the decision.Open the council's file

How we know this

From the Laois County Council planning register, as last seen on 22 Jun 2026. The council's own file is the official record.

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