Public / civic · Co. Laois
Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, Block Road and Dublin Road, Portlaoise
Granted 17 Aug 2026 (final grant issued 22 Sep 2026)
Key facts
- Planning application 2660409 at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise, Block Road and Dublin Road, Portlaoise: New three storey extension.
- The applicant is Health Service Executive. The agent is Avril Bradley.
- It was received by Laois County Council on 26 Jun 2026.
- Status: Granted 17 Aug 2026 (final grant issued 22 Sep 2026).
- Permission was granted on 17 Aug 2026 and the final grant issued on 22 Sep 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 18 Oct 2026. Open the council's file
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What and where
New three storey extension
Construct new three storey extension consisting of a new lift shaft and lobbies, a new stairwell, ancillary accommodation and associated siteworks serving part of existing ground floor medical ward, the first floor Endoscopy Unit and the second floor Maternity Unit. The new three storey extension will also consist of a part ground floor single storey extension, consisting of a new staff room & lobby off the adjacent medical ward and lobby area, a two storey extension above part of the existing ground floor consisting of a new first floor, office, new endoscopy plant room and ancillary accommodation plus a new second floor switch room, sanitary accommodation and ancillary accommodation together with all related siteworks for the proposed development, all being located to the west of the main hospital entrance on Dublin Road and adjacent to the Block Road boundary and service yard at Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise. Midland Regional Hospital Portlaoise is listed as a Protected Structure RPS 180 & 950 in the current Laois County Development Plan 2021-2027.
- Location
- Portlaoise, Co. Laois Map
- Council
- Laois County Council
- Planning reference
- 2660409
- Application type
- Permission
- Applicant
- Health Service Executive
- Agent
- Avril Bradley
Numbers and dates
- Project type
- Public / civic
- Received
- 26 Jun 2026
- Decision to grant
- 17 Aug 2026
- Final grant
- 22 Sep 2026
- Protected structure
- Yes, RPS 180
Timeline
- Application received
- Decision to grant
- Final grant issued
Site history
This site's history
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Site start under planning reference 19/481, about 50 m away: work started 28 May 2020.
The development will consist of the removal of 2no. existing prefabricated structures and the construction of a single storey, flat roof… About 50 m away
Earlier records are the planning references this application names, records at the same address, and records within 50 m of the same map point. An address or a map point can cover more than one property, so check the council's file before relying on a match.
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Documents and evidence
Check the record
- Council planning fileThe application file 2660409 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 18 Oct 2026. We link to the council's own file so you can check the official record before you act.
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